chime
noun
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.
chimed
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past participleof chime.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chime.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chimenounan 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.
Example Sentences
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That’s when veteran outfielder Teoscar Hernández chimed in from the corner of the room with one more word to describe the two-time defending World Series champions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The leaders of other major AI companies chimed in with supportive views on X. “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
“But it didn’t,” chimed in her friend, Lakshita Singhania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
From the passenger's seat, Yegor's wife, settled into the car's leather seats, chimed in.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Instead, a recording came on the line, saying, “This is a collect call from an inmate at the Massachusetts State Penitentiary...,” before another person chimed in.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
