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chime

chime

14 4.4
A set of tuned metal bells that you hit with a hammer to make musical notes
  • noun
  • /tʃaɪm/
translation icon : campanas tubulares
  • Marcia muted the chime by placing her palms over her ears.
  • handchimes

And so over the ox, she was playing like meditation music with a lot of chimes, but the chimes weren't in rhythm.

Examples

  • Before she could make the adjustment, however, a familiar three-toned chime sounded, and the picture went dead.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Tutor reached under his desk, and I heard a bell chime faintly.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The attempt on my life occurred at approximately two minutes after the chime of midnight.

    A Haunting in Venice (2023)

  • Two hours after that, the ship's emergency chime awakened her.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The chimes were quickly called "chime time," and students alerted to the sound immediately.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The old woman let the echo of the fifth chime fade away before she rolled away from him.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • To one side, an Arcosanti wind chime with a weathered bronze pelican clanged faintly.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The chime of the church bells signaled the start of the wedding ceremony.

  • During the concert, the musician played a beautiful melody on the chime in perfect harmony with the orchestra.

  • The gentle chime of the wind bells created a soothing atmosphere in the garden.

Synonyms

bell
vschime
248 1.0

A hollow metal object that makes a ringing sound when struck

is a set of tuned ringing objects played for melodies
instrument
vschime
184 1.9

An object like a piano or violin that makes musical sounds

is a specific percussion device made of tuned metal pieces for orchestral use
gong
vschime
30 3.2

A metal instrument, often a large disc, that makes a loud ringing sound when struck

is arranged as multiple tuned ringing objects for playing melodies
timpani
vschime
4 7.9

Large round drums used in an orchestra that you can tune to different notes

is a set of tuned metal ringing objects producing higher pitched melodic notes
percussion instrument
vschime
3 3.3

A thing you hit, shake, or scrape to make sound in music

is specifically a tuned set of ringing metal pieces used melodically
orchestral bells
vschime
5.1

A set of metal bars on a frame played with small hammers to make clear, ringing sounds

is made of tuned hollow ringing objects arranged to sound as pitched notes

Compounds

wind chime
10 2.8

A hanging decoration that makes soft sounds in the wind

How Many Bells

carillon
1 9.9
chime
14 4.4

Surface Forms

chime singular
chimes plural

Etymology

Chime comes from old words for metal musical instruments, like cymbal, and from the idea of metal pieces that 'ring' together. So a chime is a set of tuned bells you strike to make a musical sound.