<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A loud, prolonged ringing of bells</li><li>A set of bells tuned to one another</li><li>A series of changes rung on a set of bells</li><li>Any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter</li><li>Synonyms: clangor, resounding, reverberation</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) to sound loudly and sonorously: to peal the bells of a tower</li><li>Obsolete: to assail with loud sounds</li><li>(Used without object) to sound forth in a peal; resound</li></ul>