chime 1 (ch m)n. 1. An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound. 2. Music A set of tuned bells used as an orchestral instrument. Often used in the plural. 3. A single bell, as in the mechanism of a clock. 4. The sound produced by or as if by a bell or bells. 5. Agreement; accord: a flawless chime of romance and reality. v. chimed, chim·ing, chimes v.intr. 1. a. To sound with a harmonious ring when struck. b. To make a musical sound by striking a bell or set of bells. 2. To be in agreement or accord: harmonize: Their views chimed with ours. The seafood and wine chimed perfectly. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To produce (music) by striking bells. 2. To strike (a bell) to produce music. 3. a. To signal or make known by chiming: The clock chimed noon. b. To call, send, or welcome by chiming. 4. To repeat insistently. chime in 1. To interrupt the speech of others, especially with an unwanted opinion. 2. To join in harmoniously. 3. To go together harmoniously; agree. [From Middle English chimbe (belle), from Old French, variant of cimble, cymbal, from Latin cymbalum; see cymbal.] chim  er n. |
| chime 2 (chm) n. The rim of a cask. [Middle English chimb, from Old English cim-, cimb- (in cimst  nas, bases of a pillar, and cimbing, jointing); see gembh- in Indo-European roots.] |
chime1
n
1. (Music, other) an individual bell or the sound it makes when struck
2. (Music, other) (often plural) the machinery employed to sound a bell in this way
3. (Music / Instruments) Also called bell a percussion instrument consisting of a set of vertical metal tubes of graduated length, suspended in a frame and struck with a hammer
4. a harmonious or ringing sound the chimes of children's laughter
5. agreement; concord
vb
1. (Music, other)
a. to sound (a bell) or (of a bell) to be sounded by a clapper or hammer
b. to produce (music or sounds) by chiming
2. (Music, other) (tr) to indicate or show (time or the hours) by chiming
3. (tr) to summon, announce, or welcome by ringing bells
4. (intr; foll by with) to agree or harmonize
5. to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner
[probably shortened from earlier chymbe bell, ultimately from Latin cymbalum cymbal]
chimer n
chime2, chimb [tʃaɪm], chine
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel
[Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb]
Chime a peal of bells; a set of bells in a church tower.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  chime - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrumentcarillon - set of bells hung in a bell tower handbell - a bell that is held in the hand percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| Verb | 1. | chime - emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed" |
chime
verb
ring The Guildhall clock chimed three o'clock.
Translations
chime [tʃaɪm]
A. N (= sound) [of church bells] → repique m; [of clock] → campanada f; (= set) → juego m de campanas, carillón m
a chime of bells → un carillón
a chime of bells → un carillón
B. VT [+ bell] → tocar
chime in VI + ADV (= butt in) → meter baza; (= say) → decir
to chime in with (in conversation) → meter baza hablando de; (= harmonize) → estar en armonía con
to chime in with (in conversation) → meter baza hablando de; (= harmonize) → estar en armonía con
chime [tʃaɪm]
chime [tʃaɪm]
1. n → rintocco
2. vt & vi → suonare
chime in vi + adv (fam) (interrupt, join in) → intervenire; (echo) → fare eco, far coro
chime [tʃaɪm]
1. n → rintocco
2. vt & vi → suonare
chime in vi + adv (fam) (interrupt, join in) → intervenire; (echo) → fare eco, far coro
n chime [tʃaim]
(the ringing of) a set of tuned bells the chime of the clock. klokkespel قَرْعُ أجْراسٍ متآلِفَه звън vyzvánění ringen; kimen das Glockenspiel χτύπος καμπάνας carrillón kellamäng زنگ؛ آهنگ kellojensoitto carillon צִלצוּל झंकार zvonjava, udaranje u zvono harangjáték denting hringing carillon チャイム 차임 kurantai zvanu skaņas; zvanu spēle peranggu loceng klokkenspel (klokke)klang, kiming kurant carrilhão dangăt перезвон; бой vyzváňanie zvonjenje zvonjava klockspel, -ringning เสียงระฆัง ahenkli çan sesi 一組(可發出鐘聲的)鐘，鐘聲 передзвін; куранти گھنٹیاں chuông chùm 一套（音调谐和）的钟（声）
v
1 to (cause to) ring The church bells chimed. beier يَقْرَع، يَرِن звъня rozeznít se, zvonit ringe; kime läuten χτυπώ sonar, repicar helisema, helistama زنگ زدن kajahdella, soittaa carillonner לְצַלצֵל झंकार करना zvoniti szól berdentang hringja rintoccare 鳴らす (종이) 울리다 skambėti, skambinti zvanīt; skanēt (par zvaniem) berbunyi luiden kime, ringe dzwonić soar a răsuna; a bate clopotele звонить; звучать vyzváňať zvoniti zvoniti ringa ตีระฆัง ahenkle çalmak (使)發出鐘聲 дзвонити بجنا ، بجانا rung chuông 敲钟出声
2 (of a clock) to indicate the time by chiming The clock chimed 9 o'clock. lui قَرْع الأجْراس، رَنين удрям odbíjet (čas) slå schlagen χτυπώ τις ώρες dar lööma مشخص کردن ساعت بوسیلۀ زنگ lyödä sonner צִלצוּל שָעוֹן घंटियों की आवाज से समय बताना odbijati (sat) üt berdentang hringja suonare 時を知らせる (종소리로) 시간을 알리다 (iš)mušti sist (par pulksteni) berbunyi slaan slå, ringe wybijać bater a bate (ora) отбивать odbíjať biti (ura) otkucati slå แสดงเวลา vurmak, çalmak (時鐘)鐘響報時 бити گھڑی کی گھنٹی điểm chuông 用钟响报时
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