chime
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noun \ˈchīm\Definition of CHIME
: the edge or rim of a cask or drum
Origin of CHIME
Middle English chimbe, from Old English cimb-; akin to Middle Dutch kimme edge of a cask
First Known Use: 14th century
2chime
verbchimedchim·ing
Definition of CHIME
intransitive verb
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 <the music and the mood chimed well together>
transitive verb
1
: to cause to sound musically by striking
2
: to produce by chiming
3
: to call or indicate by chiming <the clock chimed midnight>
See Examples of CHIME
- 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>
First Known Use of CHIME
14th century
3chime
nounDefinition of CHIME
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
Origin of CHIME
Middle English, cymbal, probably from Anglo-French *chimbe, cime, from Latin cymbalum cymbal
First Known Use: 15th century
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