A loud sound, usually a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts of a multitude, etc.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
To utter loud and solemn sounds; as the pealing organ.
1. To assail with noise.
2. Nor was his ear less pealed.
3. To cause to ring or sound; to celebrate.
4. The warrior's name
2. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.
1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
2. To assail with noise or loud sounds.
3. To pour out.
A song of praise or triumph.
Uttering a loud sound or successive sounds; resounding.
Loudness Roget’s Thesaurus §404
N. loudness, power, loud noise, din, blare, clang, clangor, clatter, noise, bombilation, roar, uproar, racket, hubbub, bobbery, fracas, charivari, trumpet blast, flourish of trumpets, fanfare, tintamarre, peal, swell, blast, larum, boom, bang (explosion) 406, resonance, vociferation, hullabaloo, &c. 411, lungs, stentor, artillery, cannon, thunder
V. be loud, peal, swell, clang, boom, thunder, blare, fulminate, roar, resound, speak up, shout, bellow, rend the air, rend the skies, fill the air, din in the ear, ring in the ear, thunder in the ear, pierce the ears, split the ears, rend the ears, split the head, deafen, stun, faire le diable a quatre, make one's windows shake, rattle the windows, awaken the echoes, startle the echoes, wake the dead
Adj. loud, sonorous, high-sounding, big-sounding, deep, full, powerful, noisy, blatant, clangorous, multisonous, thundering, deafening, trumpet-tongued, ear-splitting, ear-rending, ear- deafening, piercing, obstreperous, rackety, uproarious, enough to wake the dead, enough to wake seven sleepers, shrill clamorous stentorian, stentorophonic|
Phr. the air rings with, "the deep dread-bolted thunder"
Roll Roget’s Thesaurus §407
N. roll, # drumming, berloque, bombination, rumbling, tattoo, drumroll, dingdong, tantara, rataplan, whirr, ratatat, ratatat- tat, rubadub, pitapat, quaver, clutter, charivari, racket, cuckoo, repetition, peal of bells, devil's tattoo, reverberation, clickety-clack, hum, purr, hummingbird, cat, kitten (animal sounds) 412
V. roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack, bombinate, hum, trill, shake, chime, peal, toll, tick, beat, drum in the ear, din in the ear
Adj. rolling, monotonous, like a bee in a bottle
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0 KJV and 4 BSB verses contain “peal”
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.