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.
were chiming
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past progressiveof chime.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By this point, many people were chiming in.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
“People were chiming in,” as he ran, the official said, aiding the manhunt.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2015
The reviews were written in a way to make it appear as though they were coming from three separate people who were chiming in with their comments.
From Forbes ● Dec. 10, 2013
From the slender wrists of these girls, tiny silver charms were chiming together.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The billows were chiming On pale yellow sands, And moonshine was gleaming On small ivory hands.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various
