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English
Pronunciation
IPA: /pi�l/
SAMPA: /pi:l/
*Homophones: peel
*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�l|-i�l

Noun
en-noun

#A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: 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...

Verb
en-verb

#To sound with a peal or peals.
#*1864: w:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells
#*: Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
#*1939: w:Bing Crosby|Bing Crosby, 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.

Estonian
Etymology
From the noun pea
Preposition
peal

1. on

Category:Estonian prepositions

es:peal
fa:peal
fr:peal
io:peal
ru:peal
fi:peal
te:peal
vi:peal
zh:peal

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