chime in
verb
chimed in; chiming in; chimes in
1
: to combine harmoniously
… the artist's illustrations chime in perfectly with the text.—
Book Production
Book Production2
: to break into a conversation or discussion especially to express an opinion
: to remark while chiming in
Examples of chime in in a Sentence
“I don't like that show at all,” my friend chimed in
unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage
Recent Examples on the Web
Amaury-Urbain, who happened to be celebrating his ninetieth birthday, chimed in.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Before Ware could begin his answer, Heat veteran guard Norman Powell chimed in from the other side of the locker room at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Other Redditors who were not on the cruise chimed in with their own two cents.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect Twitter fight for writers: low stakes enough for lot of people to chime in and personal enough for the knives to come out.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chime in
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Before Ware could begin his answer, Heat veteran guard Norman Powell chimed in from the other side of the locker room at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Other Redditors who were not on the cruise chimed in with their own two cents.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect Twitter fight for writers: low stakes enough for lot of people to chime in and personal enough for the knives to come out.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chime in
Cite this Entry
“Chime in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chime%20in. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share