Definitions for peals

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peals peal

Spelling: [peel]

IPA: /pil/

Peals is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in peals (aelps).

Definitions for peals

noun

1. a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
2. 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 cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter.

verb (used with object)

1. to sound loudly and sonorously:
2. Obsolete. to assail with loud sounds.

verb (used without object)

1. to sound forth in a peal; resound.

Origin of peals

1350-1400; Middle English pele, akin to peal to beat, strike (now dial.)

Examples for peals

It seemed to have spent itself in one flash of lightning and one peal of thunder.

Our eyes met, and Adelaide burst into a peal of harsh laughter.

From the distance the peal of the bell reached them faintly.

A moment of stunned quiet had succeeded the peal of thunder.

At that moment, to his excessive astonishment, the organ began to peal forth.

Just then there came through the air a peal of happy laughter.

Take potatoes, peal and use ricer, into bowl add milk, butter, and cream.

Ned never forgot the peal of laughter which came from his parents.

Sometimes all the bells which compose a peal tell their various uses.

Then the church bells began to peal, and Csar made a prolonged A—hm!