Peal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

ring recurrently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːl/.

Examples

bells were pealing
the bells rang

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roll pealing ring rolling

Parts of Speech

noun	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
verb	ring recurrently “bells were pealing”
verb	sound loudly and sonorously “the bells rang”

Word Forms

peal	verb	sound loudly and sonorously
roll	verb	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
peal	noun	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
pealing	noun	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
ring	noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe
ringing	noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

läuten

ein tiefer, anhaltender Klang (wie von Donner oder großen Glocken)

🇫🇷French

carillonner

un son profond et prolongé (comme celui du tonnerre ou des grosses cloches)

🇪🇸Spanish

repique

un sonido profundo y prolongado (como el de un trueno o campanas grandes)

🇮🇹Italian

rintocco

un suono profondo e prolungato (come quello del tuono o delle grandi campane)

🇳🇱Dutch

pellen

een diep, langdurig geluid (zoals van donder of grote klokken)

🇵🇹Portuguese

repique

um som profundo e prolongado (como o de um trovão ou sinos grandes)

🇷🇺Russian

звон

глубокий продолжительный звук (как гром или большие колокола)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गड़गड़ाहट

एक गहरी लंबी ध्वनि (जैसे गड़गड़ाहट या बड़ी घंटियाँ)

🇧🇩Bengali

পিল

একটি গভীর দীর্ঘায়িত শব্দ (বজ্র বা বড় ঘণ্টার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

பீல்

ஒரு ஆழமான நீண்ட ஒலி (இடி அல்லது பெரிய மணிகள் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

పీల్

లోతైన సుదీర్ఘమైన ధ్వని (ఉరుములు లేదా పెద్ద గంటలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

फळाची साल

एक खोल प्रदीर्घ आवाज (गडगडाटी किंवा मोठ्या घंटा म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીલ

ઊંડો લાંબો અવાજ (ગર્જના અથવા મોટા ઘંટની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಲ್

ಆಳವಾದ ದೀರ್ಘವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿ (ಗುಡುಗು ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಘಂಟೆಗಳಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പീൽ

ആഴത്തിലുള്ള നീണ്ട ശബ്ദം (ഇടിമുഴക്കം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലിയ മണികൾ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੀਲ

ਇੱਕ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਲੰਮੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਗਰਜ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਘੰਟੀਆਂ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چھلکا

ایک گہری لمبی آواز (گرج یا بڑی گھنٹیوں کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钟声

低沉而持久的声音（如雷声或大钟声）

🇯🇵Japanese

皮をむく

深く長く続く音（雷や大きな鐘のような）

🇰🇷Korean

울림

깊고 긴 소리(천둥이나 큰 종소리 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng vang

một âm thanh sâu kéo dài (như tiếng sấm hoặc tiếng chuông lớn)

🇹🇭Thai

เปลือก

เสียงที่ดังลึกยาวนาน (เช่น เสียงฟ้าร้องหรือระฆังใหญ่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengumandangkan

suara yang dalam dan berkepanjangan (seperti guntur atau lonceng besar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جلجلة

صوت طويل وعميق (مثل صوت الرعد أو الأجراس الكبيرة)

🇮🇷Persian

پوست کندن

صدای طولانی طولانی (مانند رعد و برق یا زنگ های بزرگ)

🇹🇷Turkish

zil sesi

derin ve uzun bir ses (gök gürültüsü veya büyük çanlar gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְצַלְצֵל

צליל ממושך עמוק (כמו רעם או פעמונים גדולים)

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The primary meaning of 'peal' is 'a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)'.

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