pealed

Tolled and echoed

Pealed is the past tense of peal, meaning to ring out loudly and resonantly.

Bells peal, especially church bells marking occasions: The bells pealed across the valley.

Thunder peals.

Laughter peals when it rings out in bursts: She pealed with laughter at his joke.

bells

chimed

Produced melodic tones

reverberated · echoed · clanged · bonged · carillon · belfry · campanile · steeple · tower · cathedral

thunder

thunderous

Extremely loud, resounding

crashed · roared · thunderclap · rolling · storm · lightning · cracked · reverberated · echoed · sky

laughter

burst

Break apart suddenly

joyous · raucous · uproarious · merriment · echoed · resounded · rollicking · hearty · boisterous · jubilant

celebration

jubilation

Intense, expressive happiness

victory · wedding · bells · joyous · announcement · proclamation · herald · fanfare · revelry · cheer

Opposites
sound production

pealedsilent

Producing no sound

still · hushed · quiet · mute · soundless

sound quality

pealedmuffled

Made quieter, less distinct

dampened · muted · stifled · deadened · smothered

Phrases
Family

appeal, appealing, peal, repeal, appealed, appeals, repeals, repealed, pealing

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