Peal

  • 21peal — 1. noun /piːl/ A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed… …

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  • 22peal — ► sustantivo masculino 1 INDUMENTARIA Y MODA Parte de la media que cubre el pie: ■ tengo un agujero en el peal de las medias. 2 INDUMENTARIA Y MODA Media o calcetín sin pie que se sujeta a éste con una trabilla que pasa por debajo. 3 INDUMENTARIA …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 23peal — 1 noun (C) 1 a sudden loud sound of laughter or thunder (+ of): Peals of laughter came from the other room. 2 the sound of the loud ringing of bells (+ of): a joyous peal of bells 3 technical a) a musical pattern made by ringing a number of bells …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24Peal — This interesting surname has a number of possible derivations. Firstly, it may have been a nickname for a tall, thin man, from the Anglo Norman French word pel , a stake or pole (from the Old French piel , Latin palus ). However, it may also have …

    Surnames reference

  • 25peal — noun 1》 a loud ringing of a bell or bells.     ↘Bell ringing a series of changes rung on a set of bells.     ↘a set of bells. 2》 a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter. verb 1》 ring loudly or in a peal. 2》 (of laughter or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26peal — 1. noun 1) a peal of bells Syn: chime, carillon, ring, ringing, tintinnabulation 2) peals of laughter Syn: shriek, shout, scream, howl, gale, fit, roar …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 27peal — Synonyms and related words: awake the dead, bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blast the ear, blat, blow, blow the horn, bong, boom, booming, bray, bugle, cannonade, carillon, change ringing, chime, chiming, chink, clamor, clang, clanging, clangor,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28peal — [piːl] noun [C] 1) a sound of several bells ringing 2) a loud sound of laughter or THUNDER peal verb [I/T] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 29peal — [[t]pil[/t]] n. 1) a loud, prolonged ringing of bells 2) mad a set of bells tuned to one another 3) a series of changes rung on a set of bells 4) any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of thunder or laughter 5) to sound loudly and… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30peal — /pil / (say peel) noun 1. a loud, prolonged sound of bells. 2. any other loud, prolonged sound as of cannon, thunder, applause, laughter, etc. 3. a set of bells tuned to one another. 4. a series of changes rung on a set of bells. –verb (t) 5. to… …