English → Latin
“peal” in Latin
sonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context); to sound, utter, speak, express, call; to cry crepitusa rattling, creaking, rustling, clattering; flatulencegravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardfragora breaking, shattering; a crash; an uproar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
peal s.
sonitus; crepitus. A loud peal, sonitus vehemens, gravis (heavy; Cic.): peal of thunder, fragores (e.g., inter horrendos fragores micabant ignes, Liv., 21, 28).
peal v.
sonare; sonum reddere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for peal?
- The usual Latin words for “peal” are sonō, crepitus, gravis; also fragor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.