chime
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
chimes
plural
chimes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHIME
[count]
1
:
a device that produces a sound like the sound made by a set of bells
— usually plural
—
see also wind chime
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The clock chime struck four.
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We bought a set of door chimes.
2
:
the sound made by a set of bells
— usually plural
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the chime of church bells
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We awoke to the chimes of a nearby church.
2
chime
/ˈtʃaɪm/
verb
chimes;
chimed;
chiming
2
chime
/ˈtʃaɪm/
verb
chimes;
chimed;
chiming
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHIME
1
[no object]
:
to make the sound of a ringing bell
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The door bell chimed.
2
of a clock
:
to make a ringing sound that indicates the time
[+ object]
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The clock chimed midnight.
[no object]
3
[no object]
:
to agree
:
to be in harmony
— often + with
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The music and the mood chimed well together.
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His opinion doesn't chime with mine.
chime in
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion that you have been listening to
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He kept chiming in with his opinions.
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“He left hours ago,” Janet chimed in.
2
:
to be in agreement or harmony with something
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The illustrations chimed in perfectly with the story.
