Pealing

//ˈpiːlɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound made by bells as they peal.

    "Then when the words were said, and man's form had tried to sanctify that which was already divine, we walked amid the pealings of the “Wedding March” into the vestry[…]"

  2. 2
    a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of peal form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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pealboomingcannonadingchange ringingchimechiming

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"The hall resounded with pealing bells."

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