pealing

Thân thiện

The church bells are pealing across the village.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• peal
• roll
• rolling