chime in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
chime in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
chime in Marathi मराठी
chime in Sindhi سنڌي
chime in Telugu తెలుగు
chime in English
- chime⇄chime (1), noun, verb, chimed,chiming.
- chime⇄chime (2)orchimb, noun.
1. the projecting rim at the ends of a cask, formed by the ends of the staves.
Ex. A false deck, which was rough and oily, and cut up in every direction by the chimes of oil-casks (Richard H. Dana).
2. the staves - chime⇄expr. chime in,
a. to break into a conversation, especially to express one's agreement.
Ex. I said I would like to go to the circus and my brother chimed in. ""He was extremely civil,"" Wiseman chimed in (Macaulay).
b. to agree; be in - chime⇄noun 1. a set of bells tuned to the musical scale and played usually by hammers or simple machinery.
Ex. We heard the chimes playing in the church.
2. the music made by a set of tuned bells.
Ex. We heard the chime of the church bells. - chime⇄v.i. 1. to ring or be rung out musically.
Ex. The bells chimed at midnight.
2. to speak or sing in cadence or singsong.
3. to produce a musical sound from a bell (or the like) by striking it or using other means than ringing.
4 - chime⇄v.t. 1. to produce by chiming; ring out.
Ex. The bells chimed a Christmas carol.
2. to make musical sounds on (a set of tuned bells).
3. to indicate (the time) by chiming.
Ex. The clock chimes midnight.
4. to bring or dri