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# peal

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

«peal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The loud ringing sound of bells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#m1)
2. A loud sound, such as a peal of thunder or a peal of laughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#m2)
3. To ring loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x1)
- A peal of thunder shook the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x2)
- Peals of laughter came from the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x3)
- The bells rang out a joyful peal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x4)
- The doorbell pealed loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x5)
- The bells pealed at midnight on New Year's Eve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x6)
- The lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled in one long-continued peal all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peal.html) on Mova free.