peal

²peal

verb

Definition of PEAL

intransitive verb

: to give out peals

transitive verb

: to utter or give forth loudly

Examples of PEAL

1. <the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration>

First Known Use of PEAL

1631

Related to PEAL

Synonyms: bong, chime, knell, ²ring, toll

Related Words: chink, clang, clank, clash, clink, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, jingle, ping, plink, plunk (or plonk), tang, tingle, tinkle; echo, resonate, resound, reverberate

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