chime
21chime in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms chime in : present tense I/you/we/they chime in he/she/it chimes in present participle chiming in past tense chimed in past participle chimed in to join a conversation by saying something Feel free to chime… …
22chime — I [[t]tʃaɪm[/t]] n. v. chimed, chim•ing 1) an apparatus for striking one or more bells, as a doorbell at the front door of a house 2) mad Often, chimes a) a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck …
23chime — chime1 noun 1》 a bell or a metal bar or tube tuned and used in a set to produce melodious ringing sounds when struck. ↘a sound made by such an instrument. 2》 Bell ringing a stroke of the clapper against one or both sides of a scarcely moving… …
24chime — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is: The grandfather clock chimed six. 2 (intransitive + with) to be the same as something else or to have the same effect: Her views on art… …
25chime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chimbe, from Old English cimb ; akin to Middle Dutch kimme edge of a cask Date: 14th century the edge or rim of a cask or drum II. verb (chimed; chiming) Date: 14th century intransitive verb …
26chime — 1. noun /ˈtʃaɪm/ a) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. Sylvia had a recording of someone playing the… …
27chime — verb Chime is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bell, ↑clock, ↑doorbell Chime is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hour, ↑midnight …
28chime — Synonyms and related words: accord, accordance, agree, agreement, alliterate, alliteration, announce, answer to, articulate, assent, assonance, assonate, assort with, atone, attune, attunement, battery, be consistent, be harmonious, be in tune,… …
29chime — v. (d; intr.) to chime into ( to join in ) (she always chimes into a conversation) * * * [tʃaɪm] (d; intr.) to chime into (she always chimes into a conversation; to join in ) …
30chime — [13] Etymologically, chime is the same word as cymbal – indeed it originally meant ‘cymbal’ in English – but the route by which it reached English is not altogether clear. Latin cymbalum was borrowed into Old French as chimbe, which is perhaps… …
