(~s, chiming, ~d)
1.
When a bell or a clock ~s, it makes ringing sounds.
He heard the front doorbell ~.
...as the Guildhall clock ~d three o’clock.
...a mahogany chiming clock.
VERB: V, V n, V-ing
2.
A ~ is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock.
The ceremony started as the ~s of midnight struck.
N-COUNT
3.
Chimes are a set of small objects which make a ringing sound when they are blown by the wind.
...the haunting sound of the wind ~s.
N-PLURAL: usu supp N