peal
nounUK /piːl/
US /piːl/
A peal is a loud ringing sound, like bells ringing together.
The peal of the church bells woke everyone in the village.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A loud burst of laughter or thunder.
A peal of thunder shook the windows.
3. To ring loudly and repeatedly, especially of bells.
The bells pealed across the valley.
4. A series of loud sounds following one another.
We heard peals of laughter from the playground.