peal
noun
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
are pealing
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present progressiveof peal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Church bells which fell silent more than 70 years ago are pealing once more following a £79,000 restoration.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2021
Today is Sunday and throughout the valley the church bells are pealing dong dong la-dong, that most warming of sounds ringing in the air, dong dong la- dong.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
The guns are pealing for true, and the Yankees at headquarters may be seen skipping like lambs, for very joy.
From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson
The church bells are pealing in memory of Jesus Christ although more than nineteen hundred years have passed since He lived upon the earth.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
There is the faint glow from behind the curtain; the softened tones are pealing and quivering in the air as they float round the darkened church.
From A Little World by George Manville Fenn
