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    chime
    [CHīm]
    noun
    chime (noun) · chimes (plural noun) · chimb (noun) · chimbs (plural noun)
    1. a melodious ringing sound, as produced by striking a bell:
      "I hear the chimes of the hour from the courthouse"
      • a bell or a metal bar or tube that is tuned and used in a set to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck:
        "the warm breeze whispered through the chimes hanging from the balcony ceiling"
      • bell-ringing
        a stroke of the clapper against one or both sides of a scarcely moving bell.
    verb
    chime (verb) · chimes (third person present) · chimed (past tense) · chimed (past participle) · chiming (present participle)
    1. (of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time:
      "the grandfather clock in the next room chimed" · "the clock chimed eight"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the senses ‘cymbal’ and ‘ring out’): probably from Old English cimbal (see cymbal), later interpreted as chime bell.
    chime
    [CHīm]
    noun
    chime (noun) · chimes (plural noun) · chimb (noun) · chimbs (plural noun)
    1. the projecting rim at the end of a cask.
    Origin
    late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to Dutch kim and German Kimme. Compare with chine.
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  2. chime verb [ I or T ] uk / tʃaɪm / us / tʃaɪm / Add to word list (of bells) to make a clear ringing sound: In the square the church bells chimed.
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    chime noun us / tʃaɪm / uk / tʃaɪm / [ C ] a ringing sound: I was woken up by the chimes of the cathedral bells.
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    chime 1 [ chahym ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA 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.
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    chime (verb) wind chime (noun) 1 chime /ˈtʃaɪm/noun pluralchimes Britannica Dictionary definition of CHIME count 1 :a device that produces a sound like the sound made by a set of bells
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    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.

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