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.
chimes
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present tense formof chime (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“That’s teamwork,” chimes in Castaneda, who has worked at Langer’s for 43 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It’s something I really notice when I’m with other people and I hear all their dings, beeps, and chimes and I just think, Why?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Barry chimes in gloomily, “I’m a surgeon and I can’t afford to buy a house.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The theory chimes with the cause taken up by Lamplugh's parents, who set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust after she vanished.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Ferris wheel chimes happy as an ice cream truck.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
