1
as in interrupting
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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as in blending
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 chiming in
No one else should be chiming in on MY behalf, either.
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Today everybody was chiming in and wishing Patrick a happy birthday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The video quickly amassed some 300,000 likes, with followers chiming in about the mishap in the comments section.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
That generated a furor on the right, with Carr chiming in Wednesday on Benny Johnson’s podcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Cohn listens intently, chiming in every so often to throw softball questions that set his team up to shine.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Ben Shapiro and other ring-wing commentators began chiming in or retweeting posts from other conservative pages on the incident.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Today everybody was chiming in and wishing Patrick a happy birthday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The video quickly amassed some 300,000 likes, with followers chiming in about the mishap in the comments section.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
That generated a furor on the right, with Carr chiming in Wednesday on Benny Johnson’s podcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Cohn listens intently, chiming in every so often to throw softball questions that set his team up to shine.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Ben Shapiro and other ring-wing commentators began chiming in or retweeting posts from other conservative pages on the incident.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
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As 6-7 went viral, teachers complained that random outbursts by their students were interrupting their lessons.—
Rebekah Willett,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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In cab, operators can use voice commands to change settings, diagnose issues, and connect to Cat applications without interrupting work.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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How DarkSpectre stayed hidden for years DarkSpectre succeeded by blending legitimate functionality with hidden malware.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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This approach highlights the company’s focus on blending practical functionality with playful design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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To backers of the cuts, the savings reflect state efforts to blunt Colorado’s affordability crisis, especially as home valuations — and corresponding tax bills — skyrocketed following the pandemic.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Frightened by the thought of breaking in your jeans?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Settling Manning down — as well as a host of inexperienced starters on offense that includes breaking in four guys on the O-line — would go a long way toward Texas looking like the team that came into this season with such lofty expectations.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chiming in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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