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peal

UK/piːl/ US/ˈpil/ rare obsolete
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

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verb

1.

ring recurrently

  • “bells were pealing”
2.

sound loudly and sonorously

  • “the bells rang”
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Origin

From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.

Phrases

  • dumb peal
  • peal of bells
  • peal out

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