as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration
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Recent Examples of peal
Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Early risers and those late to bed reaped rewards in Washington on Friday as the pre-dawn hours crackled with lightning and pealed with thunder, providing an atmospheric overture to one of the landmarks of our summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
As two peals of thunder cracked overhead, all live television feeds from the site went dead.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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Verb
Minutes later, more explosions peal through the air, as the Israeli military responds to the source of the fire.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Early risers and those late to bed reaped rewards in Washington on Friday as the pre-dawn hours crackled with lightning and pealed with thunder, providing an atmospheric overture to one of the landmarks of our summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
Noun
Amid grills cooking savory barbecue, bubbles blowing from an ice cream truck, face painting and peals of laughter from kids in a nearby bouncy house, Justine Mosely Stephens was struggling not to tear up.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
As two peals of thunder cracked overhead, all live television feeds from the site went dead.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peal
Verb
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Both players threw down their gloves and their helmets and the bell rang.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Those words ring uncomfortably true today.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
Verb
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The imagery of the song chimes with some of Bowie’s deepest spiritual preoccupations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The tradition involves eating a grape on every clock gong before midnight—so yes, that means eating one grape every second when the clock starts chiming.—
Fiona Ward,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In North Carolina, a juvenile was shot in the leg after a homeowner fired at a vehicle during a late-night ding-dong ditch-style prank, according to police.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Legal experts note people playing ding-dong ditch can also face charges, with offenses ranging from criminal trespass to disorderly conduct.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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No one is ever keen to give Netflix credit, but what seemed like a death knell (the streamer buying the intimate indie out of Sundance) might actually have propelled it to a Best Picture nomination.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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For entry-level roles, especially those requiring clerical tasks, AI could be a death knell.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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The orchestration — rich, fluid, and glistening with the vaguely exotic plinks of the cimbalom — has the plushness of an antique carpet.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Noun
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In the heart of downtown, Union Square pulses with luxury storefronts, street performers, and the clang of cable cars.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The mystery animal under the bucket causes the vessel to shake and clang.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The gift basket included items such as a rattle, books, swaddles, and a blanket, along with other essentials for new parents.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Peal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peal. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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