peal
noun
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
were pealing
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past progressiveof peal.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In the village of Denta, near Timisoara, church bells were pealing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bells of St. Stephen's were pealing again, in homage to the holy season.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bridge was decorated with flags; bells were pealing; salvos of artillery were roaring.
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
From Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Edmund Birckhead Bensell
Somewhere in the gloom ahead of him church-bells were pealing.
From Greatheart by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
