- peal out
- peal out[for bells or voices] to sound forth musically. •
The bells pealed out to announce that the wedding had taken place.
•All six of the bells seemed to peal out at once.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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peal out — ˌpeal ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they peal out he/she/it peals out present participle pealing out past tense … Useful english dictionary
peal out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms peal out : present tense I/you/we/they peal out he/she/it peals out present participle pealing out past tense pealed out past participle pealed out if a bell peals out, it makes a loud sound … English dictionary
peal out — verb a) To make a loud sound Was it so irreconcilable, Warwick wondered, as still to peal out the curfew bell, which at nine oclock at night had clamorously warned all negroes, slave or free, that it was unlawful for them to be abroad after that… … Wiktionary
peal — peal1 [pi:l] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: appeal] 1.) a sudden loud sound of laughter peal of ▪ We could hear peals of laughter coming from the hall. 2.) a loud sound of thunder = ↑clap peal of ▪ A loud peal of thunder crashed direc … Dictionary of contemporary English
peal — I UK [piːl] / US [pɪl] verb Word forms peal : present tense I/you/we/they peal he/she/it peals present participle pealing past tense pealed past participle pealed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a bell peals, or if someone peals it, it makes a… … English dictionary
peal — 1 noun (C) 1 a sudden loud sound of laughter or thunder (+ of): Peals of laughter came from the other room. 2 the sound of the loud ringing of bells (+ of): a joyous peal of bells 3 technical a) a musical pattern made by ringing a number of bells … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Peal — Peal, v. t. 1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. [1913 Webster] The warrior s name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. J. Barlow. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail with noise or loud… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peal — Peal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pealing}.] 1. To utter or give out loud sounds. [1913 Webster] There let the pealing organ blow. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To resound; to echo. [1913 Webster] And the whole air pealed With the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peal — [n] chime, clang blast, carillon, clamor, clap, crash, resounding, reverberation, ring, ringing, roar, rumble, sound, thunder, tintinnabulation*; concept 595 peal [v] chime, clang bell, bong, crack, crash, knell, resonate, resound, reverberate,… … New thesaurus
out-pay — to out peal: see out … Useful english dictionary
peal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud VERB + PEAL ▪ burst into, give, let out ▪ He burst into peals of laughter … Collocations dictionary
