pealing

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/ˈpiːlɪŋ/

noun

The sound made by bells as they peal.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of peal
nounpealing (plural pealings)

plural pealings

  1. The sound made by bells as they peal.

    Then when the words were said, and man's form had tried to sanctify that which was already divine, we walked amid the pealings of the “Wedding March” into the vestry[…]

    1895, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Stark Munro Letters

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pealing

feelingdealinghealingceilingappealingrevealingstealingsealingwheelingpeelingkneelingrepealingreelingconcealingElingheelingglass ceilingshielingsinking feeling
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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pealing

MLA

“pealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pealing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pealing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pealing.

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