Main Entry:

²chime

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

chimed; chim·ing

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb1 a: to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound b: to make the sounds of a chime2: to be or act in accord <the music and the mood chimed well together>transitive verb1: to cause to sound musically by striking2: to produce by chiming3: to call or indicate by chiming <the clock chimed midnight>4: to utter repetitively : din 2

— chim·er noun