Antonyms for peal
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : peel |
| Phonetic Transcription : pil |
Definition of peal
Origin :- mid-14c., "a ringing of a bell" especially as a call to church service, generally considered a shortened form of appeal (n.), with the notion of a bell that "summons" people to church (cf. similar evolution in peach (v.)). Extended sense of "loud ringing of bells" is first recorded 1510s.
- noun chime, clang
- verb chime, clang
- Sometimes all the bells which compose a peal tell their various uses.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- At that moment, to his excessive astonishment, the organ began to peal forth.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- A moment of stunned quiet had succeeded the peal of thunder.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Our eyes met, and Adelaide burst into a peal of harsh laughter.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Ned never forgot the peal of laughter which came from his parents.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 » by Various
- It seemed to have spent itself in one flash of lightning and one peal of thunder.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Just then there came through the air a peal of happy laughter.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Then the church bells began to peal, and Csar made a prolonged A—hm!
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- From the distance the peal of the bell reached them faintly.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Suddenly a peal of laughter was heard, long, loud, and irresistible.
- Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
Synonyms for peal
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