as in ringing
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration
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Longest-Lasting Battery An experimental electric bell at the University of Oxford, in England, has been ringing nearly continuously for 185 years.—
IEEE Spectrum,
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My phone never stopped ringing.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pealing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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