different between clank vs peal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klæ?k/
• Rhymes: -æ?k

Noun

clank (plural clanks)

1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

Usage notes

• Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.

Derived terms

• clankless
• clanky

Translations

Verb

clank (third-person singular simple present clanks, present participle clanking, simple past and past participle clanked)

1. (intransitive) To make a clanking sound

   The chains clanked.

2. (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.

   The prisoners clank their chains.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi?l/
• Homophone: peel
• Rhymes: -i?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.

Noun

peal (plural peals)

1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal after peal […]

   • 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI

     a fair peal of artillery
2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
3. The changes rung on a set of bells.

Translations

Verb

peal (third-person singular simple present peals, present participle pealing, simple past and past participle pealed)

1. (intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.
   • 1864, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells

     Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...

   • 1939, Bing Crosby, In My Merry Oldsmobile

     To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal,

     You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.

   • 2006, New York Times

     The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.

2. (transitive) To utter or sound loudly.
   • 1807', Joel Barlow, The Columbiad

     The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.

3. (transitive) To assail with noise.
4. (intransitive) To resound; to echo.
   • 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Cumberland

     And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.

5. (Britain, dialect) To pour out.

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6. (obsolete) To appeal.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spencer to this entry?)

Derived terms

• peal of bells

Translations

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Alternative forms

• peel

Noun

peal (plural peals)

1. A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

Anagrams

• Alep, LEAP, Lape, Leap, e-pal, leap, pale, pale-, pela, plea

Estonian

Etymology

Adessive case of pea.

Noun

peal

1. adessive singular of pea

Postposition

peal

1. on, on top of