Peal vs Beal - What's the difference?
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As a noun peal is a loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc or peal can be a small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. As a verb peal is to sound with a peal or peals. As a proper noun beal is .
peal English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
* 1883:
- And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal' after ' peal
* Hayward
- a fair peal of artillery
* Shakespeare
- whether those peals of praise be his or no
* Byron
- and a deep thunder, peal' on ' peal , afar
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
The changes rung on a set of bells.
Verb
( en verb)
To sound with a peal or peals.
* 1864: , Christmas Bells
- Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
* 1939: , In My Merry Oldsmobile
- To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal ,
- You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.
* 2006: New York Times
- The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.
To utter or sound loudly.
* J. Barlow
- The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
To assail with noise.
* Milton
- Nor was his ear less pealed .
To resound; to echo.
* Longfellow
- And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
(UK, dialect) To pour out.
- (Halliwell)
(obsolete) To appeal.
- (Spencer)
Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Noun
( en noun)
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
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beal English
Noun
( en noun)
(dialectal, or, obsolete) A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.
Verb
( en verb)
(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate.
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