chimed; chiming
1
a
: to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound
b
: to make the sounds of a chime
2
: to be or act in accord
1
: to cause to sound musically by striking
2
: to produce by chiming
3
: to call or indicate by chiming
the clock chimed midnight
4
: to utter repetitively : din sense 2
chimer
noun
1
: an apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells
2
a
: a musically tuned set of bells
b
: one of a set of objects giving a bell-like sound when struck
3
a
: the sound of a set of bells
—usually used in plural
b
: a musical sound suggesting that of bells
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Examples of chime in a Sentence
Verb
The music and the mood chimed well together.
the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine
Noun (2)
the welcoming chimes on our doorbell
firmly believes that science and religion can keep chime with one another
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Camouflage too, naturally, is prevalent in the book’s pages, while the sunglasses that appear chime with more experimental designer fashion.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Here's how to set Halloween doorbell chimes for a couple of the main doorbell makers:
In the Ring app, choose your device and tap Audio Settings and Chime Tones to find Halloween chimes like Dracula Theme and Creepy Laugh.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Here's how to set Halloween doorbell chimes for a couple of the main doorbell makers:
In the Ring app, choose your device and tap Audio Settings and Chime Tones to find Halloween chimes like Dracula Theme and Creepy Laugh.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Camouflage too, naturally, is prevalent in the book’s pages, while the sunglasses that appear chime with more experimental designer fashion.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
What’s happening at these two Swiss institutions, this moment of reckoning, chimes with a movement across European museums.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Here's how to set Halloween doorbell chimes for a couple of the main doorbell makers:
In the Ring app, choose your device and tap Audio Settings and Chime Tones to find Halloween chimes like Dracula Theme and Creepy Laugh.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Chime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chime. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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chime
1 of 2 noun1
: a set of bells tuned to play music
2
: the sound of a set of bells
—usually used in plural
chime
2 of 2 verb
chimed; chiming
1
: to make the sounds of a chime
2
: to call or indicate by chiming
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