peal+forth
1Peal — Peal, v. t. 1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. [1913 Webster] The warrior s name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame. J. Barlow. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail with noise or loud… …
2peal — (n.) late 14c., generally considered a shortened form of APPEAL (Cf. appeal), with the notion of a bell that summons people to church. This is not entirely convincing, but no better theory has been put forth. Extended sense of loud ringing of… …
3peal — /peel/, n. 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. v.t. 5. to… …
4peal — /pil / (say peel) noun 1. a loud, prolonged sound of bells. 2. any other loud, prolonged sound as of cannon, thunder, applause, laughter, etc. 3. a set of bells tuned to one another. 4. a series of changes rung on a set of bells. –verb (t) 5. to… …
5peal — [[t]pil[/t]] n. 1) a loud, prolonged ringing of bells 2) mad 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 thunder or laughter 5) to sound loudly and… …
6peal — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the loud ringing of a bell or bells, esp. a series of changes. b a set of bells. 2 a loud repeated sound, esp. of thunder, laughter, etc. v. 1 intr. sound forth in a peal. 2 tr. utter sonorously. 3 tr. ring (bells) in peals.… …
7peal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reverberation, ring, outburst. v. i. ring, toll, reverberate, sound. See loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ringing sound] Syn. ring, ringing, clang, clash, rumble; see also noise 1 , sound 2 . 2. [Set… …
8peal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, appeal, summons to church, short for appel appeal, from appelen to appeal Date: 14th century 1. a. the loud ringing of bells b. a complete set of changes on a given number of bells c. a set of bells tuned to the …
9blow — I. n. 1. Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang. 2. Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction. 3. Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence. 4. Gale, blast, gust. II. v. n. 1. Move or flow in currents (as the wind) …
10ring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, girdle, environ, encompass, hem in; toll, chime, clang, peal, tinkle; resound, reverberate, reecho. See sound. n. circlet, circle, annulet, hoop, signet, girdle; machine, gang, clique;… …
