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- Dictionarychime/tʃʌɪm/
noun
- 1. a melodious ringing sound, as produced by striking a bell: "the chimes of Big Ben"
verb
- 1. (of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time: "the grandfather clock in the next room chimed" Similar
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noun. uk / tʃaɪm / us / tʃaɪm / [ C ] a ringing sound: I was woken up by the chimes of the cathedral bells. [ plural ] a set of small bells, or objects that make ringing sounds:
The meaning of CHIME is the edge or rim of a cask or drum. How to use chime in a sentence.
noun. 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. Often chimes. a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck.
A chime is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock. At that moment a chime sounded from the front of the house. The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck.
n. 1. An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound. 2. often chimes Music A set of tuned bells used as an orchestral instrument. 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.
