chime

chime¹ [tʃaım] v

1.) [I and T]

if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is

▪ The clock in the hall chimed six.

2.)

to be the same as something else or to have the same effect

chime with

▪ Her views on life didn't quite chime with mine.

chime in [i]phr v

to say something in a conversation, especially to agree with what someone has just said

▪ 'We'll miss you too,' the children chimed in.

chime ²

chime² n

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: chimbe 'cymbal', from Latin cymbalum; CYMBAL]

1.)

a ringing sound made by a bell or clock

2.) chimes [plural]

a set of bells or other objects that produce musical sounds, used as a musical instrument or, for example, as a type of doorbell

→↑wind chimes