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Peal   /pil/   Listen
noun
Peal  n.  (Zool.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. (Prov. Eng.)


Peal  n.  
1.
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery." "Whether those peals of praise be his or no." "And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar."
2.
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
To ring a peal. See under Ring.


verb
Peal  v. t.  
1.
To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. "The warrior's name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame."
2.
To assail with noise or loud sounds. "Nor was his ear less pealed."
3.
To pour out. (Prov. Eng.)


Peal  v. i.  To appeal. (Obs.)


Peal  v. i.  (past & past part. pealed; pres. part. pealing)  
1.
To utter or give out loud sounds. "There let the pealing organ blow."
2.
To resound; to echo. "And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men."





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"Peal" Quotes from Famous Books



... storm Darrell sat, silent and motionless, till a sudden peal of thunder—the first note of the impending battle—roused him from his revery. Springing to his feet he watched the rapidly advancing armies marshalling their forces upon the battle-ground. Another roll of thunder, and ...
— At the Time Appointed • A. Maynard Barbour
... sand of the floor. I had spent some time in this bootless search, and was resolved to give up further inquiry and foot it home, when the clock in the tower struck midnight. Surely never was ghostly hour sounded in more ghostly place. Moonfleet peal was known over half the county, and the finest part of it was the clock bell. 'Twas said that in times past (when, perhaps, the chimes were rung more often than now) the voice of this bell had led safe home boats that were lost in the fog; and ...
— Moonfleet • J. Meade Falkner
... heard, must have felt that as the advent of the Lord whom they sought was nigh, that of his messenger must be nearer still. They started at every footfall. They listened for every voice. They scanned the expression of every face. "Behold, he shall come," rang in their hearts like a peal of silver bells. At any moment might a voice be heard crying, "Cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples. Say ye to the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy salvation cometh." Those anticipations were realized ...
— John the Baptist • F. B. Meyer
... Eleanor to herself, in her native Scotch, while King Rene's trumpets, harps, and hautbois burst forth with an answering peal, so exciting her that her yellow-brown eyes sparkled and the colour rose in her cheeks, giving her a strange beauty full of eager spirit. Duke Sigismund turned and gazed at her in surprise, and ...
— Two Penniless Princesses • Charlotte M. Yonge
... her lips came a peal of laughter that was little short of demoniacal, while I stood glaring at her ...
— The Sign of Silence • William Le Queux


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