as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration
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Recent Examples of peal
Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Early risers and those late to bed reaped rewards in Washington on Friday as the pre-dawn hours crackled with lightning and pealed with thunder, providing an atmospheric overture to one of the landmarks of our summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2024
Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
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Verb
Minutes later, more explosions peal through the air, as the Israeli military responds to the source of the fire.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
Early risers and those late to bed reaped rewards in Washington on Friday as the pre-dawn hours crackled with lightning and pealed with thunder, providing an atmospheric overture to one of the landmarks of our summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
Noun
Within hours of arriving, what sounded like a distant peal of thunder rolled in—in this case, the rumble of a harmless, but still awe-inspiring, small-scale avalanche.
—Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2024
Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peal
Verb
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For a player who’s as aggressive down the field as Ward tends to be, that rings even truer.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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When World Series tickets went on sale to the non-season-ticket-holding public, thousands ringed Fenway Park for a shot at the leftovers.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.—
Kim Hyatt,
Star Tribune,
23 July 2021
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
Verb
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The dialogue chimes with the jarringly confrontational tone Trump’s team has taken towards Europe, particularly on contributions to NATO and on the war in Ukraine, which have sparked a race on the continent to shore up its own military readiness.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Since posting, more than 8,000 people have chimed into the original conversation, adding their thoughts on the situation, many agreeing with her that weddings have gotten out of control.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bomer is good when Jerry the ding-dong must navigate a moment of real sentiment or complication; the juxtaposition is effective.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The death knell is sounding for the Department of Education – and progressives aren’t happy.—
Lindsey M. Burke,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Winter—Getty Images The effect felt like a death knell for the franchise which many in Hollywood fear will lose its verve now that a tech conglomerate has gotten its hands on it.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Plink, plink, plink go the rivets, with MGM's No Time to Die, rescheduled from Nov. 20 to April 2021 on Friday, being the latest to plummet earthward.—
Jeva Lange,
TheWeek,
5 Oct. 2020
Noun
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In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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The clang of hammers mixed with bird calls drifted up from the harbor.—
Peggy Orenstein,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak.—
Clark Hodgin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Researchers also found a wooden rattle that was used as a gas alarm in the crater of a bomb explosion.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Peal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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