Ring, as church bells (4)
I believe the answer is:
peal
'ring as church bells' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for peal that I've seen before include "Sound of bells or laughter" , "Thunderous roar" , "Leap up to loud ring of a bell" , "Chime" , "Deep prolonged sound" .)