chime
chime /tʃ'aɪm/ (chimes chiming chimed)
1 [VERB] V, V n, V-ing
When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds.
He heard the front doorbell chime.
...as the Guildhall clock chimed three o'clock.
...a mahogany chiming clock.
2 [N-COUNT]
A chime is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock.
The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck.
3 [N-PLURAL] usu supp N
Chimes are a set of small objects which make a ringing sound when they are blown by the wind.
...the haunting sound of the wind chimes.chime in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P with quote, V P with n, also V P
If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
`Why?' Pete asked impatiently.--`Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. `It seems like a good idea to me.'...
At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations.
1 [VERB] V, V n, V-ing
When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds.
He heard the front doorbell chime.
...as the Guildhall clock chimed three o'clock.
...a mahogany chiming clock.
2 [N-COUNT]
A chime is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock.
The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck.
3 [N-PLURAL] usu supp N
Chimes are a set of small objects which make a ringing sound when they are blown by the wind.
...the haunting sound of the wind chimes.chime in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P with quote, V P with n, also V P
If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
`Why?' Pete asked impatiently.--`Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. `It seems like a good idea to me.'...
At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations.