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- pronunciation:
- chaIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- chime in
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a ringing device, as in a doorbell.
- synonyms:
- bell
- similar words:
- buzzer, gong
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| definition 2: |
(usu. pl.) a set of tuned bells or other resonating objects that produce musical tones when struck.
- similar words:
- bell, carillon, glockenspiel, peal, xylophone
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| definition 3: |
a bell, or the sound of a bell.
- synonyms:
- bell, ding, ring
- similar words:
- clang, clangor, ding-dong, dong, peal, ting, tinkle, toll
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
chimes, chiming, chimed |
| definition 1: |
to ring out melodiously, as a bell or set of bells.
- synonyms:
- peal
- similar words:
- clang, clangor, resound, reverberate, ring, ring out, toll
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| definition 2: |
to cause a bell or set of bells to ring.
- synonyms:
- ring
- similar words:
- peal, play, ring out
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| definition 3: |
to be in accord with; harmonize.
Her sense of humor chimed with his.- synonyms:
- harmonize
- similar words:
- accord with, balance, blend, complement
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| related words: |
sound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to ring out, play, or announce (music, hours, signals, and the like), as a bell or bells.
The tower clock chimed midnight.- synonyms:
- peal, ring, sound, strike
- similar words:
- announce, mark, ring out, toll
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| definition 2: |
to produce (harmonious or melodious sounds) by striking a bell or bells.
- synonyms:
- ring, toll
- similar words:
- clang, ding, jingle, peal, play
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| related words: |
sound |
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| phrase: |
chime in |
| derivation: |
chimer (n.) |
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