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noun
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harmonious sound in general; music; melody.
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harmonious relation; accord: the battling duo, in chime at last.
verb (used without object)
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to sound harmoniously or in chimes, as a set of bells: The church bells chimed at noon.
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to produce a musical sound by striking a bell, gong, etc.; ring chimes: The doorbell chimed.
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to speak in cadence or singsong.
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to harmonize; agree: The scenery chimed perfectly with the play's eerie mood.
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Chiming
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrase9.
to give forth (music, sound, etc.), as a bell or bells.
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to strike (a bell, set of bells, etc.) so as to produce musical sound.
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to put, bring, indicate, announce, etc., by chiming: Bells chimed the hour.
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to utter or repeat in cadence or singsong: The class chimed a greeting to the new teacher.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English chymbe belle, by false analysis of *chimbel, Old English cimbal cymbal
1250–1300; Middle English chymbe belle, by false analysis of *chimbel, Old English cimbal cymbal
Related forms
chim·er, noun
un·chim·ing, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chime
c.1300, from L. cymbalum (see cymbal, which is what the word originally meant), perhaps through O.Fr. chimbe or directly from L. as O.E. cimbal, either one likely misinterpreted as chymbe bellen "chime bells."
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