ALL meanings of chime
chime
C c - verb chime When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds. 3
- countable noun chime A chime is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock. 3
- noun plural chime Chimes are a set of small objects which make a ringing sound when they are blown by the wind. 3
- noun chime an individual bell or the sound it makes when struck 3
- noun chime the machinery employed to sound a bell in this way 3
- noun chime a percussion instrument consisting of a set of vertical metal tubes of graduated length, suspended in a frame and struck with a hammer 3
- noun chime a harmonious or ringing sound 3
- noun chime agreement; concord 3
- verb chime to sound (a bell) or (of a bell) to be sounded by a clapper or hammer 3
- verb chime to produce (music or sounds) by chiming 3
- verb chime to indicate or show (time or the hours) by chiming 3
- verb chime to summon, announce, or welcome by ringing bells 3
- verb chime to agree or harmonize 3
- verb chime to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner 3
- noun chime the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel 3
- noun chime a contrivance for striking a bell or set of bells 3
- noun chime a set of bells tuned to a musical scale 3
- noun chime a similar set of metal tubes, hung vertically and struck with a hammer 3
- noun chime a single bell rung by a hammer, as in a clock 3
- noun chime the musical sounds or harmony produced by or as by chimes 3
- noun chime harmony; agreement 3
- intransitive verb chime to ring out when struck; sound as a chime 3
- intransitive verb chime to sound in harmony, as bells 3
- intransitive verb chime to harmonize; agree 3
- verb transitive chime to ring, play, or strike (a bell, set of bells, etc.) 3
- verb transitive chime to make (music or sound) on chimes 3
- verb transitive chime to give (the time) by striking bells 3
- verb transitive chime to call, summon, etc. by sounding a chime 3
- noun chime the extended rim at each end of a cask or barrel 3
- noun chime the edge or brim of a cask, barrel, or the like, formed by the ends of the staves projecting beyond the head or bottom. 1
- verb without object chime to sound harmoniously or in chimes as a set of bells: The church bells chimed at noon. 1
- verb without object chime to produce a musical sound by striking a bell, gong, etc.; ring chimes: The doorbell chimed. 1
- verb without object chime to speak in cadence or singsong. 1
- verb without object chime to harmonize; agree: The scenery chimed perfectly with the play's eerie mood. 1
- verb with object chime to give forth (music, sound, etc.), as a bell or bells. 1
- verb with object chime to strike (a bell, set of bells, etc.) so as to produce musical sound. 1
- verb with object chime to put, bring, indicate, announce, etc., by chiming: Bells chimed the hour. 1
- verb with object chime to utter or repeat in cadence or singsong: The class chimed a greeting to the new teacher. 1
- noun chime with bells 1
- intransitive verb chime clock striking 1
- transitive verb chime clock: sound time 1
- noun,plural chime musical bells 1
- noun chime A bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck. 1
- noun chime (music) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. 0
- noun chime An individual ringing component of such a set. 0
- noun chime A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. 0
- noun chime The sound of such an instrument or device. 0
- noun chime A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell. 0
- noun chime A chine; the edge of a cask. 0
- verb chime (Intransitive Verb) To make the sound of a chime. 0