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pealed | zealed |

As a verb pealed

is (peal).

As an adjective zealed is

(obsolete) full of zeal.

pealed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (peal)

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    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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    zealed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Full of zeal.
  • * 1808 , Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland: Volume 3 (page 1008)
    • Beside these, there is another sort of men desirous of aduantage, and disdainefull of our wealth, whose greefe is most our greatest hap, and be offended with religion, bicause they be drowned in superstition, men zealed toward God, but not fit to judge...