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noun. uk / tʃaɪm / us / tʃaɪm / [ C ] a ringing sound: I was woken up by the chimes of the cathedral bells. [ plural ] a set of small bells, or objects that make ringing sounds:
The meaning of CHIME is the edge or rim of a cask or drum. How to use chime in a sentence.
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. Often chimes. a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck.
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.
1. An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound. 2. often chimes Music A set of tuned bells used as an orchestral instrument. 3. A single bell, as in the mechanism of a clock. 4. The sound produced by or as if by a bell or bells. 5. Agreement; accord: a flawless chime of romance and reality.
chime. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English chime1 /tʃaɪm/ verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is The clock in the hall chimed six. 2 [ intransitive] to be the same as something else or to have the same effect chime with Her views on life didn ...
CHIME definition: If a bell or clock chimes, it rings.. Learn more.
