chime+in
11chime — [v] ring, peal bell, bong, boom, clang, dong, jingle, knell, sound, strike, tinkle, tintinnabulate, toll; concept 65 …
12Chime — Contents 1 Musical instrument or tone 2 Popular culture 3 Other 4 …
13chime in — verb break into a conversation her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in, ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑ …
14chime — chime1 chimer, n. /chuym/, n., v., chimed, chiming. n. 1. an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence. 2. Often, chimes. a. a set of bells or of… …
15chime — chime1 [ tʃaım ] verb intransitive or transitive to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells: the clock chimes one/three/six etc. (=makes a series of sounds to show what the time is): Somewhere a clock chimed midnight. ,chime in… …
16chime — [[t]tʃa͟ɪm[/t]] chimes, chiming, chimed 1) VERB When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds. He heard the front doorbell chime. [V n] ...as the Guildhall clock chimed three o clock. [V ing] ...a mahogany chiming clock. 2) N COUNT A… …
17chime — I UK [tʃaɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chime : present tense I/you/we/they chime he/she/it chimes present participle chiming past tense chimed past participle chimed to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells… …
18chime — I. /tʃaɪm / (say chuym) noun 1. a device for striking a bell or bells so as to produce a musical sound: a door chime; the chimes of Big Ben. 2. a set of vertical metal tubes struck with a hammer, as used in the modern orchestra. 3. the sound… …
19chime in — v. (D; intr.) to chime in with (to chime in with one s opinion) * * * [ tʃaɪm ɪn] (D; intr.) to chime in with (to chime in with one s opinion) …
20chime — chime1 [tʃaım] v 1.) [I and T] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is ▪ The clock in the hall chimed six. 2.) to be the same as something else or to have the same effect chime with ▪ Her views… …
