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chime ¹  (chm)

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.

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.

Phrasal Verb:

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.

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[From Middle English chimbe (belle), from Old French, variant of cimble, cymbal, from Latin cymbalum; see cymbal.]

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chimer n.

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chime ²  (chm)

n.

The rim of a cask.

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[Middle English chimb, from Old English cim-, cimb- (in cimstnas, bases of a pillar, and cimbing, jointing); see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]

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chime

Noun

the musical ringing sound made by a bell or clock

Verb

[chiming, chimed]

1. (of a bell) to make a clear musical ringing sound

2. (of a clock) to indicate (the time) by chiming [Latin cymbalum cymbal]

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Chime a peal of bells; a set of bells in a church tower.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chime - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument gong, bell carillon - 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" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

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chime

verb 1. ring,

noun 2. sound, boom, toll, jingle, dong, tinkle, clang, peal

Translations

chime [tʃaɪm] n → repique m; campanada

vi → repicar, sonar

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chime [tʃaɪm] n → carillon m

vi → carillonner, sonner

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chime [tʃaɪm] n → Glockenspiel nt

vi → läuten

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chime [tʃaɪm] n → carillon m inv

vi → suonare, scampanare

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chime

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 종 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 一套(音調和諧)的鐘 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; (종을) 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 敲鐘出聲 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 (종을 울려) 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 用鐘響報時 бити گھڑی کی گھنٹی điểm chuông 用钟响报时