chiming in

present participle of chime in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chiming in Numerous assistants are chiming in with suggestions, reminders about personnel or defensive tendencies. Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026 From other manufacturers not chiming in with a diesel immediately after. Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026 During Season 1, Santos — who, like Briones, is half-Filipino — surprised nurses Princess (Kristin Villanueva) and Perlah (Amielynn Abellera) by chiming in on their gossip session in Tagalog. Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 With comedy legends and late-night insiders chiming in as talking heads, the documentary shows how impressions of presidents have become one of America’s most powerful tools in terms of political storytelling. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 When a reporter asked about the statement, four different WHO officials, including the director-general, took turns chiming in. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 20 May 2026 House of Highlights personality Lucas Brody of the Broadcast Boys will join the show to interact with talent, players and those chiming in online. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026 Exercising that influence doesn’t necessarily require chiming in at city council meetings or lobbying the parks department, though that’s time well spent. Big Think, 1 May 2026 Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
Verb
  • Children interrupting, meals being made, the day being talked over.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Simplify the checklist, confirm the visit, or fix the household detail that keeps interrupting your focus.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • What began as a bold social satire — blending visceral action with a critique of corporate greed, privatization, and the nature of identity — has resonated across generations, spawning sequels, television series, video games and comic books.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • Turntable Spirits are a relatively young independent blending house based in Glasgow.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Kerr and his pacers lined up on the outside, wary of cutting in from wide a year on from Cameron Myers toppling over and out just behind him in the 2025 Diamond League meet, where Kerr finished second in the 1500 meters.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled outfielder John Rave from Triple-A Omaha.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • In corresponding roster moves, William Bradley-King and Andrew Farmer were waived injured.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Just recently, a client came to us because their onboarding and user data pipeline kept breaking in ways their users could feel.
    Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Not a week goes by without news of a high-profile auction breaking in Publishers Weekly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally.
    William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026

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“Chiming in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming%20in. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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