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  1. 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: wind chimes. Thanakon Niamchaona/EyeEm/GettyImages. [ plural ] (also tubular bells) a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal tubes that are hit to produce a ringing sound.

  2. The meaning of CHIME is the edge or rim of a cask or drum. How to use chime in a sentence.

  3. 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.

  4. n. 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.

  5. CHIME IN definition: 1. to interrupt or speak in a conversation, usually to agree with what has been said: 2. to…. Learn more.

  6. to sound harmoniously or in chimes as a set of bells: The church bells chimed at noon. to produce a musical sound by striking a bell, gong, etc.; ring chimes: The doorbell chimed. to speak in cadence or singsong. to harmonize; agree: The scenery chimed perfectly with the play's eerie mood.

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  8. chime in. to join or interrupt a conversation. He kept chiming in with his own opinions. Definition of chime in phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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