peal vs thunder

peal

verb
  • To assail with noise. 

  • To resound; to echo. 

  • To sound with a peal or peals. 

  • To utter or sound loudly. 

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

  • A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. 

thunder

verb
  • To make a noise like thunder. 

  • To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice. 

  • To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity. 

  • To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise). 

  • To produce something with incredible power. 

noun
  • The spotlight. 

  • An alarming or startling threat or denunciation. 

  • The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. 

  • A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder. 

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