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to chime
01
to make a ringing sound, like a bell or clock
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chime
3rd person singular
chimes
Present participle
chiming
Past simple
chimed
Past participle
chimed
Examples
The clock on the wall chimes every hour.
Chime
01
a percussion instrument made of a set of tuned bells that are struck to produce musical tones, often used in orchestras
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
chimes
Examples
The orchestra featured a chime in the final movement of the symphony.
