peal

[US]/piːl/
[UK]/pil/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. emit loudly; cause to ring
n. loud and prolonged sound; sound of bells
vi. ring loudly

Phrases & Collocations

bells peal

peal of thunder

Example Sentences

a peal of merry laughter.

She let out a peal of laughter.

The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.

the bell pealed again, a final imperative call.

A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.

the carillon pealed out the news to the waiting city.

the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky.

Real-world Examples

Will ring those silvery peals, which speak of bosom pure and stainless truth.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Laughter broke out, enormous, almost hysterical, peal after peal, as though it would never stop.

Source: Brave New World

And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much.

Source: The Little Prince

Ove managed to catch the three-year-old, who burst into peals of laughter.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Just upriver, at the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben's reassuring chimes peal across the city every hour, on the hour.

Source: European and American Cultural Atmosphere (Audio)

And the organ pealed, and the children's voices in the choir sounded so sweet and soft!

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

As the weapon flew through the air it cut through clouds, creating deep, rolling peals of thunder.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning and a peal of thunder, and the sky had a weird appearance.

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

She burst into a peal of laughter. He heard her and was angry, and they spoke no more.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

My friend broke into another peal of laughter: " But where do you think he would go? "

Source: The Little Prince

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