peal
noun/piːl/
/piːl/
- peal (of something) a loud sound or series of sounds
- She burst into peals of laughter.
- A peal of thunder broke overhead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- loud
- burst into
- give
- let out
- …
- ring out
- with a peal
- peal of
- a peal of bells, laughter, thunder, etc.
- the loud ringing sound of a bell
- a peal of bells rang out
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- loud
- burst into
- give
- let out
- …
- ring out
- with a peal
- peal of
- a peal of bells, laughter, thunder, etc.
- a set of bells that all have different notes; a musical pattern that can be rung on a set of bells
Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of appeal.
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