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chime
(/tS//aI/m )

noun (n)

  • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bell, gong
    source: wordnet30
  • See Chine, n., 3.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • emit a sound(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Bells and gongs chimed.
    source: wordnet30
  • To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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