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chime

1

[chahym]

noun

  1. an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.

  2. Often chimes

    1. a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck.

    2. a musical instrument consisting of such a set, especially a glockenspiel.

    3. the musical tones thus produced.

    4. carillon.

  3. harmonious sound in general; music; melody.

  4. harmonious relation; accord.

    the battling duo, in chime at last.



verb (used without object)

chimed, chiming 
  1. to sound harmoniously or in chimes as a set of bells.

    The church bells chimed at noon.

  2. to produce a musical sound by striking a bell, gong, etc.; ring chimes.

    The doorbell chimed.

  3. to speak in cadence or singsong.

  4. to harmonize; agree.

    The scenery chimed perfectly with the play's eerie mood.

verb (used with object)

chimed, chiming 
  1. to give forth (music, sound, etc.), as a bell or bells.

  2. to strike (a bell, set of bells, etc.) so as to produce musical sound.

  3. to put, bring, indicate, announce, etc., by chiming.

    Bells chimed the hour.

  4. to utter or repeat in cadence or singsong.

    The class chimed a greeting to the new teacher.

verb phrase

  1. chime in

    1. to break suddenly and unwelcomely into a conversation, as to express agreement or voice an opinion.

    2. to harmonize with, as in singing.

    3. to be consistent or compatible; agree.

      The new building will not chime in with the surrounding architecture.

chime

2
Also chimb,

[chahym]

noun

  1. the edge or brim of a cask, barrel, or the like, formed by the ends of the staves projecting beyond the head or bottom.

chime

1

/ tʃaɪm /

noun

  1. an individual bell or the sound it makes when struck

  2. (often plural) the machinery employed to sound a bell in this way

  3. Also called: bella percussion instrument consisting of a set of vertical metal tubes of graduated length, suspended in a frame and struck with a hammer

  4. a harmonious or ringing sound

    the chimes of children's laughter

  5. agreement; concord

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

    1. to sound (a bell) or (of a bell) to be sounded by a clapper or hammer

    2. to produce (music or sounds) by chiming

  1. (tr) to indicate or show (time or the hours) by chiming

  2. (tr) to summon, announce, or welcome by ringing bells

  3. to agree or harmonize

  4. to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chime

2

/ tʃaɪn, tʃaɪm /

noun

  1. the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • chimer noun
  • unchiming adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chime1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chymbe belle “cymbal, chime,” literally, “chime bell,” by false analysis of chimbel, chimble, from Old English cimbal, cimbala, or from Old French chimbe, variant of cimbe, cimble cymbal

Origin of chime2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English chimb(e) “rim of a barrel”; compare Old English cimbing “joining, joint,” cim-stānas “bases of a pillar”; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kimme “edge”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chime1

C13: probably shortened from earlier chymbe bell, ultimately from Latin cymbalum cymbal

Origin of chime2

Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The International Monetary Fund was the latest to chime in this week.

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Representing the new guard, Che chimed in that the mother “zipped around the room like a deflated balloon.”

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By the end of the week, multiple agencies and unions, including SAG-AFTRA, chimed in with similar statements, marking a rare moment of consensus in Hollywood and putting OpenAI on the defensive.

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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham chimed in on Sunday when he explained that the pitch at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte stymied the ball’s normal bounce.

This chimed with the observations of some law enforcement sources who said the double hit marked a significant escalation from events in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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