peal
noun
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
has pealed
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present perfectof peal (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is a catastrophe that has pealed over all Christendom like the roar of a funeral bell, and its sound has even pierced to these lands of twilight.
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird
The organ has pealed in these roofless aisles, And priests have knelt to pray At the altar, where now the daisy smiles O'er their silent beds of clay.
From Enthusiasm and Other Poems by Susanna Moodie
