chime

chime · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A bell or set of bells producing a musical sound.

  2. 2.

    To produce a musical sound like a bell.

  3. 3.

    The musical sound made by a bell or bells.

  4. 4.

    To be in agreement or harmony.

Forms

plural: chimes

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    chime in — to join a conversation or add one's opinion
  • •
    chime with — to be in agreement with

Related words

See also: bell, peal, ring, toll
Synonyms: bell, peal, ring, toll

Etymology

From Middle English "chimbe" meaning cymbal, possibly from Old French "cimbe" from Latin "cymbalum."