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“Peals” or “Peels”

peals / peels are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

peals

  • nouna deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).
  • verbring recurrently.

peels p·IY·l·z

  • nounBritish politician (1788-1850).
  • nounthe rind of a fruit or vegetable.
Usage

Examples in context

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“peals”

  • In addition to ordinary peals, ringers often ring quarter-peals, which…
  • …key conditions required for all peals are:
  • …available knowledge in 2017, 6,929 peals of Grandsire Caters (on 10…
  • Records of peals
  • …live listing of all contemporary peals and quarter peals
  • Composition of peals is a specialised and highly…
  • The difficulties of ringing ordinary peals are magnified in these performances,…
  • Quarter peals are also commonly rung, and…
  • Method ringing peals today consist of a minimum…
  • Many notable peals are also recorded on peal…

“peels”

  • …100 mg of unripened Shiikuwasha peels, there is either, approximately, 225.4…
  • …larger Arab state linked to Transjordan.

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