"peals" in the noun sense
1. peal, pealing, roll, rolling
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
"peals" in the verb sense
1. peal
ring recurrently
"bells were pealing"
2. ring, peal
sound loudly and sonorously
"the bells rang"
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