CHIME


Meaning of CHIME in English

(~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

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