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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2
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
This led to the All-Pro linebacker chiming in with his thoughts as well.
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 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
Travis Kelce, 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, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Morning Post to the Daily Mail, and Vanity Fair to NPR - outlets across time zones, age brackets and industry verticles are chiming in on their thoughts and perspectives and symbolism of the ad.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 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
Travis Kelce, 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, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Morning Post to the Daily Mail, and Vanity Fair to NPR - outlets across time zones, age brackets and industry verticles are chiming in on their thoughts and perspectives and symbolism of the ad.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
Verb
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It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite commercial breaks potentially not interrupting big plays in the endzone, fans are not happy.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The former enslaved told stories of Laveau dancing with snakes and fish, her movements blending her feminine form with the aquatic.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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His story reflects the importance of blending professional success with personal fulfillment, grounded in vision and perseverance.—
Rich Tabaka,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Much of the footage was silent, though there was corresponding audio, which needed to be painfully synced up, a process that took two years.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Following the success of EA’s 2024 return to college football, the company teased a corresponding basketball series this June.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And also, at the exact same moment, your heart is breaking in half because one day, lots of days, actually, your child is going to go out and enjoy that absolutely beautiful, mind-blowing, magical world.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yet literacy skills are foundational and essential to life, often correlating with income, health and other measures of success down the line, Renno said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Chiming in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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