Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - peal
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Peal
peal
~1 n 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 one after the other b) a set of bells ~2 v also peal out if bells peal, they ring loudly (The bells pealed out across the churchyard.)
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(peals, pealing, pealed) 1. When bells peal, they ring one after another, making a musical sound. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight. VERB: V • Peal is also a noun. ...the great peal of the Abbey bells. N-COUNT 2. A peal of laughter or thunder consists of a long, loud series of sounds. I heard a peal of merry laughter. N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, ap~, summons to church, short for appel ap~, from appelen to ap~ Date: 14th century 1. a. the loud ringing of bells b. a complete set of changes on a given number of bells c. a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringing 2. a loud sound or succession of sounds ~s of laughter II. verb Date: 1631 intransitive verb to give out ~s transitive verb to utter or give forth loudly ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a the loud ringing of a bell or bells, esp. a series of changes. b a set of bells. 2 a loud repeated sound, esp. of thunder, laughter, etc. --v. 1 intr. sound forth in a peal. 2 tr. utter sonorously. 3 tr. ring (bells) in peals. Etymology: ME pele f. apele APPEAL 2. n. a salmon grilse. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. звон колоколов, перезвон, трезвон 2. набор колоколов the bells ring in peal —- у этих колоколов стройное звучание 3. раскат (грома и т. п.) a peal of laughter —- взрыв смеха 4. уст. грохот (орудий) 5. греметь, раздаваться a loud clap of thunder pealed overhead —- над нами раздался оглушительный удар грома 6. трезвонить to peal bells —- звонить в колокола ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) звон колоколов; трезвон 2) подбор колоколов 3) раскат (грома); грохот (орудий); peal of laughter - взрыв смеха 2. v. 1) раздаваться, греметь, трезвонить; Marys laughter pealed out across the room. 2) возвещать трезвоном (часто peal out); to peal smb. s fame - трубить о чьей-л. славе; The church bells pealed out at the end of the war, to declare victory. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1350, generally considered a shortened form of appeal, with the notion of a bell that "summons" people to church. Extended sense of "loud ringing of bells" is first recorded 1511. The verb is 1632, from the noun. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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