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.
will chime
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future tenseof chime.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But he is confident Kolkata's tower clocks will chime again.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
Sit down with a book and you may be asked what you’re reading; order a celery salad and somebody will chime in with an opinion.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
When he reprises a familiar bit at his concerts, fans will chime in with the punchline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
And maybe someone will chime in and remember, too, how it felt to drink a Diet Coke beneath the sculpture of a shark bursting from the wall, chomping on a surfboard.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2020
The writer must find for him words that will chime with the tensity and dramatic value of the situation.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Robert Saunders Dowst
