chime
23
1.7
- noun
- /tʃaɪm/
:
tañido
- Each hour, the clock on the tower emits a clear chime, signaling the time to the townsfolk.
And so over the ox, she was playing like meditation music with a lot of chimes, but the chimes weren't in rhythm.
- And so over the ox, she was playing like meditation music with a lot of chimes, but the chimes weren't in rhythm.
Examples
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A breeze has sprung up; in the distance, Charlotte's wind chimes offer their precise, impersonal music.
Fiction book (1993) -
Before Kirk can react to this remark, an antique clock on a shelf chimes as it strikes the hour.
Fiction book (1994) -
From some inner room came the single chime of a clock marking the half hour.
Fiction book (1990) -
I never wanted the chimes to end, but they did.
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The citizens of the Earth look up and wonder as the chimes of midnight ring out all over the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then, thrilling the air, there came the nostalgic chime of church bells, almost under their window.
Fiction book (1990) -
I went to stand at the window while the last of the lingering chimes died in the August air.
Fiction book (1991) -
We climb the tower to the chime of bells, now the home of innumerable pigeons.
Academic text (2011) -
As the sun set, the soft chime of church bells echoed through the village, announcing the evening service.
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The soothing chime of the wind chimes filled the garden with a delightful melody on a breezy afternoon.
Synonyms
221
1.0
A clear ringing sound made by a struck metal object
203
1.0
The sound a bell or phone makes when struck
133
1.0
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
12
4.4
A light clear ringing sound like a small bell
6
8.4
A light, clear ringing sound like a small bell or glass
1
3.6
A repeated ringing sound a bell makes
1
3.3
A sound made by bells during a ceremony or musical performance
1
7.6
A light high ringing sound from a small bell
Clear ringing sounds that bells make
Making short, high ringing sounds like small bells
Making light, high sounds like small bells
A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message
Compounds
How Clear
23
1.7
4
5.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chime comes from old words for ringing metal instruments, like cymbal, and the simple image of a clear 'ringing' noise. That's why a chime means the bright, musical sound you hear from bells or wind chimes.