chime in

verb

Definition of chime innext
1
as in to interrupt
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion "I don't like that show at all," my friend chimed in

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2
as in to blend
to form a pleasing relationship unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage

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Recent Examples of chime in Rachel Zegler, Yvette Nicole Brown, Reese Witherspoon, Gabrielle Union, Kelly McCreary, Eva Mendes, Audra McDonald, Julianne Moore and Hoda Kotb were among Davis’ celebrity friends who chimed in with well wishes on her Instagram post. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 As the images circulated online, other supporters chimed in with positive experiences from their first visit to the new venue. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The incident has gotten people talking, with even the Florida attorney general chiming in. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 A lot of critics have been paying attention to the launch, and nearly sixty have chimed in. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chime in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime in
  1. interrupt
  2. blend
  3. cut in
  4. correspond
  5. correlate
Verb
  • Holmes has gone six innings in four of his past six starts that were not interrupted by rain.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And the duo’s domestic bliss is interrupted by the arrival of a third party — their older sister Ruthie (Stephanie Hsu), an uptight lawyer whose midlife crisis brings her down to her brother and sister’s level.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrupt
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  • In a medium bowl or spouted glass measuring cup, whisk together the cream, egg, and almond extract until well blended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • With his job potentially at stake, Greg Vanney must quickly blend diverse personalities, languages and playing styles over the final 10 games of the regular season.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blend
Verb
  • The primary targets for cuts in science are NASA’s funding for operating missions, especially those well beyond their original design lives, and support for partnerships on international missions.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Annual admissions exceeded 200 million before COVID-19 but were cut in half last year.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut in
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  • That corresponds with his league-minimum contract, which poses little financial risk for the Oilers.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If the message does not match Amazon's records, the tool tells you that the information provided does not appear to correspond with an official Amazon communication.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of correspond
Verb
  • Faster life cycles directly correlate to a multiplication of mosquitoes.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • That marks a change from earlier this year, when Bitcoin traded more like a risk-on asset that was more correlated with tech stocks.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of correlate

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