peal

«peal» in Mova's school dictionary: The loud ringing sound of bells — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a peal, peals); verb (peal, peals, pealed, pealing)

meaning for a pupil

1) The loud ringing sound of bells. tree →

2) A loud sound, such as a peal of thunder or a peal of laughter. tree →

3) To ring loudly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In church, bells peal for weddings, Sundays and Christmas; at Christmas in The Wind in the Willows the field mice come carol-singing to Mole's door. In stories, a peal of laughter tells the reader someone laughs joyfully.

examples

• The church bells pealed for the wedding. tree →
• A peal of thunder shook the house. tree →
• Peals of laughter came from the playground. tree →
• The bells rang out a joyful peal. tree →
• The doorbell pealed loudly. tree →
• The bells pealed at midnight on New Year's Eve. tree →
• The lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled in one long-continued peal all night. tree →

note

Homophone: «peel» (the skin of fruit). Peal = sound; peel = skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «peal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.