English Dictionary
Definition of “chime”
1chime1 (tʃaɪm
)
Definitions
noun
- an individual bell or the sound it makes when struck
- (often plural) the machinery employed to sound a bell in this way
- Also called bella percussion instrument consisting of a set of vertical metal tubes of graduated length, suspended in a frame and struck with a hammer
- a harmonious or ringing sound ⇒
the chimes of children's laughter
- agreement; concord
verb
- to sound (a bell) or (of a bell) to be sounded by a clapper or hammer
- to produce (music or sounds) by chiming
- (tr) to indicate or show (time or the hours) by chiming
- (tr) to summon, announce, or welcome by ringing bells
- (intr) foll by with to agree or harmonize
- to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner
Alternative Forms
ˈchimer noun Word Origin
C13: probably shortened from earlier chymbe bell, ultimately from Latin cymbalumcymbal
2chime2 or chimb or chine(tʃaɪm; tʃaɪn)
Definitions
noun
- the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel
Word Origin
Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb
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