Definitions for PEAL
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peal, pealing, roll, rollingverb

   a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

2. pealverb

   ring recurrently

   "bells were pealing"

3. ring, pealverb

   sound loudly and sonorously

   "the bells rang"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pealnoun

   A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.

2. pealverb

   To sound with a peal or peals.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pealnoun

   Etymology: Perhaps from pello, pellere tympana.

   1. A succession of loud sounds: as, of bells, thunder, cannon, loud instruments.

   They were saluted by the way, with a fair peal of artillery from the tower. John Hayward.

   The breach of faith cannot be so highly expressed, as in that it shall be the last peal to call the judgments of God upon men. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Woods of oranges will smell into the sea perhaps twenty miles; but what is that, since a peal of ordnance will do as much, which moveth in a small compass? Francis Bacon.

   A peal shall rouse their sleep;
   Then all thy saints assembled, thou shalt judge
   Bad men and angels. John Milton, Par. Reg.

   I myself,
   Vanquish’d with a peal of words, O weakness;
   Gave up my sort of silence to a woman. John Milton.

   From the Moors camp the noise grows louder still;
   Peals of shouts that rend the heav’n’s, Dryden.

   Oh! for a peal of thunder that would make
   Earth, sea and air, and heaven and Cato tremble! Addis.

   2. It is once used by William Shakespeare for a low dull noise, but improperly.

   Ere to black Hecat’s summons
   The shard-born beetle with his drowsy hums,
   Hath rung night’s yawning peal, there shall be done
   A deed of dreadful note. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. To Pealverb

   1. To assail with noise.

   Nor was his ear less peal’d
   With noises loud and ruinous, than when Bellona storms,
   With all her batt’ring engines bent to rase
   Some capital city. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   2.To stir with some agitation: as, to peal the pot, is when tt boils to stir the liquor therein with a ladle. Robert Ainsworth

3. To Pealverb

   To play solemnly and loud.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Let the pealing organ blow,
   To the full-voic’d quire below,
   In service high and anthems clear,
   As may with sweetness through mine ear,
   Dissolve me into extasies,
   And bring all heav’n before my eyes. John Milton.

   The pealing organ, and the pausing choir;
   And the last words, that dust to dust convey’d. Thomas Tickell.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peal

   In campanology (bell ringing), a peal is the special name given to a specific type of performance of change ringing which meets certain exacting conditions for duration, complexity and quality. The definition of a peal has changed considerably over the years and its standardisation was one of the motivating factors in the formation of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers in 1891. Currently, for a performance to be recognised as a peal by the Central Council it must consist of sufficient numerical sequences, or "changes" (at least 5,040 changes on up to seven working bells or 5,000 changes on higher numbers), meet a number of other criteria (collectively referred to as the decisions), and be published in The Ringing World. On typical tower bells a peal takes around three hours to ring; the time depends on several factors including the number of changes and the weight of the bells, which affects the speed of ringing. In addition to ordinary peals, ringers often ring quarter-peals, which are a quarter of the length of a full peal, making them easier to ring as most quarter-peals take around 45 minutes to complete. A ring of English-style full-circle bells is sometimes referred to as a peal of bells.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Pealnoun

   a small salmon; a grilse; a sewin

2. Pealverb

   to appeal

3. Pealnoun

   a loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc

4. Pealnoun

   a set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells

5. Pealverb

   to utter or give out loud sounds

6. Pealverb

   to resound; to echo

7. Pealverb

   to utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad

8. Pealverb

   to assail with noise or loud sounds

9. Pealverb

   to pour out

10. Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peal

   In campanology, a peal is the name given to a specific type of performance of change ringing. The precise definition of a peal has changed considerably over the years. Currently, for a performance to be recognised as a peal by the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers it must consist of at least 5,040 changes on seven working bells, or a minimum of 5,000 on higher numbers of bells, meet a number of other criteria, and be published in The Ringing World. Originally a peal referred to a set sequence of changes of any length, now more often referred to as a touch. The original meaning is still in use today in call-change ringing. The most famous and frequently rung call change peal, associated with the Devon Association of ringers, is named 60 on 3rds. Related to this meaning is the practice of raising or lowering in peal, that is making the bells ready for change ringing by gradually increasing their swing until each bell is turning through a full circle, and then once ringing has finished returning them to their safe resting position by gradually reducing the amount of swing. A set of bells is sometimes called a peal of bells, but ringers usually prefer the name a ring of bells.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peal

   pēl, n. a loud sound: a number of loud sounds one after another: a set of bells tuned to each other: a chime or carillon: the changes rung upon a set of bells.—v.i. to resound like a bell: to utter or give forth loud or solemn sounds.—v.t. to cause to sound loudly: to assail with noise: to celebrate. [For appeal; O. Fr. apel—apeler—L. appellāre, inten. of appellĕre, ap- (ad), to, pellĕre, to drive.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peal

   A long sound, or a succession of long sounds, as of cannon, etc.

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1. Peal

   Peal vs. Peel -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Peal and Peel.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peal is ranked #20780 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peal surname appeared 1,271 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Peal.
   
   73.2% or 931 total occurrences were White.
   21.6% or 275 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for PEAL »

1. plea

2. leap

3. pale

4. lepa

How to pronounce PEAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PEAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PEAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PEAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PEAL in a Sentence

1. George Gordon Byron:

   I feel my immortality over sweep all pains, all tears, all time, all fears, - and peal, like the eternal thunders of the deep, into my ears, this truth, - thou livest forever

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PEAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PEAL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peal
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PEAL
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PEAL
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PEAL
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html