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
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
What other unique design features are a part of the new St. Charles?
Another feature of the church people can enjoy, Cattani said, are four large bells in the church's bell tower that peal throughout the day as well as for weddings and funerals.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
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
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Verb
After the funeral, St. Peter's great bells pealed in mourning.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
What other unique design features are a part of the new St. Charles?
Another feature of the church people can enjoy, Cattani said, are four large bells in the church's bell tower that peal throughout the day as well as for weddings and funerals.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
This last part seemed to be a joke, eliciting a peal of laughter from his wife.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peal
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The Russian anthem, which hadn't played at the Paralympics in more than a decade, rang out eight times at Milan Cortina after the victories of Russian athletes who were competing under their own flag again at the Paralympics for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Grams roared, ringing across the hardwood.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
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Sharp moves in bond yields underline the market uncertainty, chiming with the huge swings in oil and gas since the conflict began, as analysts say that persistent higher-for-longer energy prices will drive central bank policy responses.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jury President Wim Wenders praised the film for its portrait of life under totalitarianism saying the story would chime with and serve as a wakeup call for people all over the world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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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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Critics across the globe, meanwhile, have described the sentence as a death knell for a once more free Hong Kong—as well as a signal of what could be in store for other places China has its eye on, namely Taiwan.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 Feb. 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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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
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In front of us was the end of the line where the tram would come to a stop with its own special lively clang.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a video that has since gone viral, Strelow's teammates are seen clapping when a clang can be heard.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2026
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The sound of children playing has given way to the rattle of helium balloons clinging to the memorial for 11-year-old QueenEr’Re Reed.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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If your current carry-on rattles, tips, or barely survives a weekend away, consider this your sign.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Peal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peal. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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