chime

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

Related to CHIME

Synonyms: agree, assort, blend, harmonize, chime in, conform, consort, coordinate, groove

Antonyms: clash, collide, conflict

Related Words: balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, hang together, match; meet, parallel; bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally

Near Antonyms: contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar; cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset

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