peal: Meaning and Definition of

peal

1. a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
2. a set of bells tuned to one another.
3. a series of changes rung on a set of bells.
4. any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter.

1. to sound loudly and sonorously: to peal the bells of a tower.
2. to assail with loud sounds.

1. to sound forth in a peal; resound.