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Definition of wind chime

: a cluster of small often sculptured pieces (as of metal or glass) suspended so as to chime when blown by the wind —usually used in plural

Examples of wind chime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On a recent afternoon, two children scampered through the yard counting fairies and wind chimes. — Washington Post, "She built a miniature world to honor her late son. Now it brings joy to others.," 7 Jan. 2020 See the intrepid frogs in the many states of their wind chimes habitat below. — Time, "Florida Man Finds Frogs in Wind Chimes Before Hurricane," 3 Sep. 2019 Amid white-birch wind chimes and deep-red poinsettias, visitors learn about unseen elements that dictate the lives of plants. — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, "40 things to do in the Chicago area with the kids in December," 24 Nov. 2019 John’s Eagle Scout project included building a new shed and foundation, staining benches, weeding, mulching, repairing wind chimes and providing a new set of corn hole boards. — John Benson, cleveland, "Olmsted Falls High School sophomore impresses community with completed Eagle Scout project," 23 Oct. 2019 There are seven instruments on each side of the approximate six-foot long wall, including Aztec drums, wind chimes, a washboard and pipes. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Girl Scout project lets kids make their own music in Lake Zurich," 7 Oct. 2019 Joseph updated the Falls-Lenox Primary School courtyard with a new storage building, landscaping, wind chime repairs, staining benches and corn hole boards. — cleveland, "Families enjoy skele-fun at Halloween safety event: Olmsted Dates and Data," 26 Oct. 2019 There are now more than 100,000 crosses crowded there, clashing together in the breeze like eerie wind chimes. — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, "Creepy Catacombs, Islands of Dolls, and 18 Other Terrifying Places for Thrill Seekers," 4 Sep. 2019 Sometimes hanging wind chimes in the corner can deter them. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Why are bats taking night time break on Bay Area front porch?," 11 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use of wind chime

1927, in the meaning defined above

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15 Feb 2020

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“Wind chime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20chime. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.

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wind chime

noun

English Language Learners Definition of wind chime

: a collection of objects made from metal, glass, etc., that hang together from strings and touch each other to make a musical sound when they are blown by the wind

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