peal
Loud ringing sound
A peal is a loud, prolonged ringing of bells, especially a series of changes rung on a set of bells in a church tower.
The word extends to any loud, resonant sound that rings out: peals of thunder, peals of laughter.
As a verb, to peal means to ring out loudly and sonorously: Church bells pealed across the valley.
The word suggests sounds that carry far and have a celebratory or dramatic quality.
Low rolling sound
roar · reverberate · resound · echo · storm · lightning · thunderclap · ominous
Melodic bell sound
- tollFee for passage
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- belltowerStructure housing large chimes
- knellSolemn bell stroke
belfry · clapper · ding-dong · tintinnabulation · church · cathedral · steeple · bronze
Soft, silly vocalization
- chuckleLow, suppressed laugh
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
burst · ripple · infectious · hearty · mirthful · rollicking · uproarious · hilarity
rumble
Low rolling sound
crash · roar · reverberate · resound · echo · storm · lightning · thunderclap · ominous · foreboding
chime
Melodic bell sound
knell · belfry · clapper · ding-dong · tintinnabulation · church · cathedral · steeple · bronze · striking
giggle
Soft, silly vocalization
roar · burst · ripple · infectious · hearty · mirthful · rollicking · uproarious · hilarity · merriment
jubilation
Intense, expressive happiness
cheer · revelry · merriment · yuletide · wedding · victory · announcement · proclamation · fanfare · rejoicing
- bellsalarm bell, bell rope, church bell, church bells, bronze bell
- sound wordsclick, clank, cacophony, clink, crash
- Thunderthunderclap, rumble, boom, crack, roll
- thunder soundsrumble, boom, crack, roar, crash
- laughter soundslaughter, giggle, chuckle, snicker, chortle
- vibrationsvibration, oscillation, resonance, mechanical vibrations, tremor
pealsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · hush · stillness · dead silence · muteness
- peal of bellsBells rung in sequence
appeal, appealing, repeal, appealed, appeals, unappealing, repeals, repealed, pealing