peal
noun
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
have pealed
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present perfectof peal.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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Ever since the Middle Ages British belfries have pealed messy-sounding medleys of bongs.
From Time Magazine Archive
So might elfin bells have pealed from a thicket, inexpressibly low and tender.
From Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple
Each nation had its own hymn to Santiago, and these, sung to the mingled music of bagpipes, timbrels, bugles, flutes, and harps, must have pealed out strangely on many a silver night.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates
