chime

[chime]

A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

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See Chine, n., 3.

Noun
a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer

Verb
emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"

n.
See Chine, n., 3.

n.
The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.

n.
A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.

n.
Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound.

n.
To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.

n.
To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.

n.
To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with.

n.
To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

v. i.
To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

v. i.
To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

Chime

Chime , n. [See Chimb.] See Chine, n., 3.

Chime

Chime , n. [OE. chimbe, prop., cymbal, OF. cymbe, cymble, in a dialectic form, chymble, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. . See Cymbal.] 1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.

Instruments that made melodius chime.

2. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.

We have heard the chimes at midnight.

3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound. "Chimes of verse." Cowley.

Chime

Chime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chimed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiming.] [See Chime, n.] 1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells. 2. To be in harmony; to agree; to sut; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.

Everything chimed in with such a humor.

3. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with. [Colloq.] 4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. Cowley

Chime

Chime , v. i. 1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

And chime their sounding hammers.

2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

Chime his childish verse.

See Chine, n., 3.

The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.

To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.

To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

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Usage Examples

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

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Other Usage Examples

Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they're the ones who stand by the punch bowl. In a world of mixers and pub crawls, they prefer to stay home with a book. Everywhere around them, cell phones ring and e-mails chime and they just want a little quiet.