单词	peal
释义	peal1 nounpeal2 verb pealpeal1 /piːl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpeal1 Origin: 1300-1400 appeal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Both events sent black liberals and traditional civil rights groups into peals of yelping. It rose like a peal of music heard from a distance on a clear night. It seldom had to ring more than once, but every time he dreaded that the peal might have woken Nell. She then literally jumped in her seat as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead. The comment elicited a peal of laughter from her classmates. The names of the little towns round about Valence ring like peals of bells compelling you to go and look at them. This proclamation was like the first peal of a surcharged thunder-cloud, clearing the murky air. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► peals of laughter  We could hear peals of laughter coming from the hall. ► peal of thunder  A loud peal of thunder crashed directly overhead. ► peal of bells  A sudden peal of bells broke the silence. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a peal of bells (=the sound of bells being rung several times)· From the temple he could hear the peal of bells. ► peals/hoots/gales of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter)· This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter. ► a peal of thunder (=one very loud sound)· She jumped as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead. 1a sudden loud sound of laughterpeal of We could hear peals of laughter coming from the hall.2a loud sound of thunder SYN  clappeal of A loud peal of thunder crashed directly overhead.3the loud ringing sound made by a bell:  A sudden peal of bells broke the silence.4technical a musical pattern made by ringing a number of bells one after the other peal1 nounpeal2 verb pealpeal2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE peal Simple Form Present I, you, we, they peal he, she, it peals Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they pealed Present perfect I, you, we, they have pealed he, she, it has pealed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had pealed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will peal Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have pealed Continuous Form Present I am pealing he, she, it is pealing you, we, they are pealing Past I, he, she, it was pealing you, we, they were pealing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been pealing he, she, it has been pealing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been pealing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be pealing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been pealing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The bells of Saint Paul's pealed out on a sleepy Sunday morning. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At that very moment, the doorbell pealed. At the stroke of midnight, the bells began to peal. But a great carillon pealing, pealing. He could see us perk up on Sunday morning when the Lutheran organ pealed out at ten-thirty. Julia was about to descend to the kitchen when the bell pealed again. The class bell pealed throughout the building. The Methodists had chosen to peal their agreeable chimes at sunrise. When it buzzed, the lightning flashed and the thunder pealed. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a peal of bells (=the sound of bells being rung several times)· From the temple he could hear the peal of bells. ► peals/hoots/gales of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter)· This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter. ► a peal of thunder (=one very loud sound)· She jumped as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead. 1 (also peal out) if bells peal, they ring loudly:  The bells pealed out on Christmas Day.2literary to make a loud sound:  Lightning flashed and thunder pealed.
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