Chiefly Scottish. A commotion, tumult; a noisy disturbance, uproar; (also) a crash; a peal. Now rare. Cf. reel, v.1 2.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of bell > number of bells together (7) reela1450 Chiefly Scottish. A commotion, tumult; a noisy disturbance, uproar; (also) a crash; a peal. Now rare. Cf. reel, v.1 2. pealingc1475 The action of peal, v.1 (in various senses). peal1513 Any loud or prolonged ringing of a bell or set of bells. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. tingle-tanglea1635 A confused tinkling or ringing sound, such as that of a number of bells ringing at the same time. Also figurative: a disturbance; a to-do, a fuss. clamming1684 The action of clam, v.2 clam1702 The crash caused by ringing two or more bells of a peal together. firing1788 Campanology. The action or an act of ringing the bells in a peal all at once. Cf. fire, v.1 16. |
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