peal
1. peal \'pe-(*)l\ n [ME, appeal, summons to church, short for appel appeal, fr. appelen] to appeal 1a: the loud ringing of bells 1b1: a complete set of changes on a given number of bells; esp : th e series on seven bells 1b2: a shorter performance than a full peal 1c: a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringing 2: a loud sound or succession of sounds 2. peal vi : to give out peals : RESOUND to utter or give forth loudly