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peal of laughter

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  • peal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud VERB + PEAL ▪ burst into, give, let out ▪ He burst into peals of laughter …   Collocations dictionary

  • peal — [[t]pi͟ːl[/t]] peals, pealing, pealed 1) VERB When bells peal, they ring one after another, making a musical sound. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight. N COUNT Peal is also a noun. ...the great peal of the Abbey bells. 2) N COUNT: oft… …   English dictionary

  • laughter — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, amusement, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chortling, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, frivolity, fun, gales of laughter, giggle, glee,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • peal — ► NOUN 1) a loud or prolonged ringing of a bell or bells. 2) a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter. 3) a set of bells. ► VERB ▪ ring or resound in a peal. ORIGIN shortening of APPEAL(Cf. ↑appeal …   English terms dictionary

  • peal — [pēl] n. [ME pele, aphetic for apele,APPEAL] 1. the loud ringing of a bell or set of bells 2. a) a set of tuned bells; chimes; carillon b) the ringing of changes on such a set of bells 3. any loud, prolonged sound, as of gunfire, thunder,… …   English World dictionary

  • peal — peal1 [pi:l] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: appeal] 1.) a sudden loud sound of laughter peal of ▪ We could hear peals of laughter coming from the hall. 2.) a loud sound of thunder = ↑clap peal of ▪ A loud peal of thunder crashed direc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peal — I UK [piːl] / US [pɪl] verb Word forms peal : present tense I/you/we/they peal he/she/it peals present participle pealing past tense pealed past participle pealed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a bell peals, or if someone peals it, it makes a… …   English dictionary

  • peal — peal1 [ pil ] noun count 1. ) a sound of several bells ringing a ) TECHNICAL a tune played on a set of bells b ) TECHNICAL a set of bells 2. ) peal of a loud sound of laughter: Her suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter. a ) a loud sound… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • peal — 1 noun (C) 1 a sudden loud sound of laughter or thunder (+ of): Peals of laughter came from the other room. 2 the sound of the loud ringing of bells (+ of): a joyous peal of bells 3 technical a) a musical pattern made by ringing a number of bells …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • peal — noun 1》 a loud ringing of a bell or bells.     ↘Bell ringing a series of changes rung on a set of bells.     ↘a set of bells. 2》 a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter. verb 1》 ring loudly or in a peal. 2》 (of laughter or… …   English new terms dictionary

  • laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild …   Collocations dictionary

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