chime

1. n. See Chine, n., 3. Source: opted

2. n. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments. Source: opted

3. n. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions. Source: opted

4. n. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound. Source: opted

5. n. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells. Source: opted

6. n. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with. Source: opted

7. n. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with. Source: opted

8. n. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. Source: opted

9. v. i. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. Source: opted

10. v. i. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. Source: opted

11. n. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument Source: wordnet

12. v. emit a sound Source: wordnet

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