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s | pealed |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb pealed is

(peal).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    pealed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peal)

    • Anagrams

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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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