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Pealed vs Peeled - What's the difference?

pealed | peeled |

As verbs the difference between pealed and peeled

is that pealed is past tense of peal while peeled is past tense of peel.

As an adjective peeled is

with the outermost layer removed.

pealed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (peal)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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.
  • Anagrams

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    peeled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With the outermost layer removed.
  • The peeled fruit quickly turned brown.
    He stir the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it.

    Derived terms

    * keep one's eyes peeled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peel)