1
as in blending
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine
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2
as in ringing
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat
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as in repeating
to say or state again
TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over
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as in mellifluous
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Recent Examples of chiming
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
It’s also brilliantly arranged, from the chiming guitar on the intro to the way the rhythm section makes its entrance (McCartney-esque bassline and rat-a-tat snare) before pulling back on the chorus, where Ruess’ vocal appears to be floating in space on a bed of keyboards and piano.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming
Verb
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Castlecore Castlecore continues to enchant Pinterest users, blending medieval fantasy with mystical, whimsical elements.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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This recipe calls for scooping out two cups of the bean-and-onion mixture, blending it with crushed tortilla chips, and then returning it to the pot.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Longest-Lasting Battery An experimental electric bell at the University of Oxford, in England, has been ringing nearly continuously for 185 years.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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My phone never stopped ringing.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Oli systematically begins to pick them up, walking steadily between the basket and the floor, dropping the balls in the tennis ball hopper one by one, repeating the process with consistent precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Like that pair, the upcoming Air Max 95 features red and green striping with repeating Undefeated branding and a patent leather toe wrap.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So David offers Sarah a ride back to the city, at which point the car-radio version of Tinder with the mellifluous lilt directs them to a mysterious red door in the middle of nowhere.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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WalletHub then evaluated the five dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, with their corresponding weights.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two years after the Golden State Valkyries paid $50 million as a league expansion fee, the three franchises set to enter into the league in 2028, 2029 and 2030 were announced with a corresponding $250 million expansion fee.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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European governments that had recently recognized Palestinian statehood also expressed support, despite Netanyahu reiterating his opposition to a two-state solution.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Concerned by the distance, the passenger shouted her concerns to the crew member, reiterating the bag was valuable, but the bag was placed in the bin.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The composition has many hallmarks of surrealism, including dream logic – the strange, flowing and often illogical progression of images reflecting the unpredictable nature of dreams – metamorphosis and psychic ambiguity.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s not a sharp angle to be found on the exterior, just smooth flowing lines from the extended hood to the high-rise rear wing (though this now-iconic feature was optional).—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Chiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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