peal
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ring, blast, chime, clang, clap, crash, reverberation, roar, rumble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- ring, chime, crash, resound, roar, rumble

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. peal¹ /piːl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: appeal]

1. a sudden loud sound of laughter
peal of
We could hear peals of laughter coming from the hall.

2. a loud sound of thunder Synonym : clap
peal of
A loud peal of thunder crashed directly overhead.

3. the loud ringing sound made by a bell:
A sudden peal of bells broke the silence.

4. technical a musical pattern made by ringing a number of bells one after the other

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. peal² verb [intransitive]

1. (also peal out) if bells peal, they ring loudly:
The bells pealed out on Christmas Day.

2. literary to make a loud sound:
Lightning flashed and thunder pealed.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

peal
noun
I. loud sound
ADJ. loud
VERB + PEAL burst into, give, let out He burst into peals of laughter. She let out a peal of laughter.
hear
PEAL + VERB ring out
PREP. with a ~ The bishop was welcomed to the church with a peal of bells.
~ of
PHRASES a peal of bells/laughter/thunder
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

peal
II. loud ringing sound of a bell
ADJ. loud
VERB + PEAL ring (out) The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.
PEAL + VERB ring out
PHRASES a peal of bells

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲