CHIME


Meaning of CHIME in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: chimed ; chim · ing

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

1 a : to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound b : to make the sounds of a chime

2 : to be or act in accord <the music and the mood chimed well together>

transitive verb

1 : to cause to sound musically by striking

2 : to produce by chiming

3 : to call or indicate by chiming <the clock chimed midnight>

4 : to utter repetitively : DIN 2

– chim · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.