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Definition peal in American English

peal noun

[countable] noun
/pil/
1

a sound of several bells ringing

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1.1

a tune played on a set of bells in bell-ringing

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1.2

a set of bells used in bell-ringing

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Example

Her suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter.

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2.1

a loud sound of thunder

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Definition peal in American English