chime

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

2chime

verb
chimedchim·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>
4
: to utter repetitively : din 2
chim·er noun

Examples of CHIME

  1. The music and the mood chimed well together.
  2. <the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine>

First Known Use of CHIME

14th century

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