pealing
Definition
- Noun:
- A deep, prolonged, resonant sound, typically one made by large bells or thunder.
Usage
- Noun: Used to describe the continuous, often loud and reverberating sound produced by bells ringing, especially in a sequence or for a celebration. It can also metaphorically describe similar deep, rolling sounds, like thunder.
Examples
- Noun:
- The joyful pealing of the church bells announced the New Year.
- A deep pealing of thunder echoed through the valley.
Advanced Usage
- "A peal of laughter": While "peal" is more common in this idiom, "pealing" can conceptually relate to a loud, ringing burst of sound, such as laughter.
- The room was filled with the pealing laughter of children.
Variants and Related Words
- Peal (noun/verb): The more common base form. As a noun, it means a loud ring or succession of sounds. As a verb, it means to sound loudly and sonorously.
- The bells peal every hour.
- Pealer (noun, rare): One who or that which peals.
Synonyms
- Ring: A clear, resonant sound.
- Chime: A melodious ringing sound, often from a bell.
- Clang: A loud, resonant, metallic sound.
- Tolling: The slow, single sound of a bell, often for mourning.
Antonyms
- Silence: Complete absence of sound.
- Whisper: A very soft, quiet sound.
Related Phrases
- Peal out: (Phrasal verb for 'peal') To sound or ring out loudly and clearly.
- The trumpet pealed out across the square.
Noun
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a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
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