peal vs report

peal

noun
  • A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. 

  • The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes. 

  • A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. 

  • A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. 

verb
  • To resound; to echo. 

  • To assail with noise. 

  • To sound with a peal or peals. 

  • To utter or sound loudly. 

report

noun
  • The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. 

  • An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager. 

  • Reputation. 

  • A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). 

verb
  • To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. 

  • To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). 

  • To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). 

  • To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). 

  • To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. 

  • To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. 

  • To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). 

  • To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker. 

How often have the words peal and report occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )