chime+of+bells
11chime — I [[t]tʃaɪm[/t]] n. v. chimed, chim•ing 1) an apparatus for striking one or more bells, as a doorbell at the front door of a house 2) mad Often, chimes a) a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck …
12chime — I. /tʃaɪm / (say chuym) noun 1. a device for striking a bell or bells so as to produce a musical sound: a door chime; the chimes of Big Ben. 2. a set of vertical metal tubes struck with a hammer, as used in the modern orchestra. 3. the sound… …
13chime — chime1 [ tʃaım ] verb intransitive or transitive to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells: the clock chimes one/three/six etc. (=makes a series of sounds to show what the time is): Somewhere a clock chimed midnight. ,chime in… …
14chime — I UK [tʃaɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chime : present tense I/you/we/they chime he/she/it chimes present participle chiming past tense chimed past participle chimed to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells… …
15chime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chimbe, from Old English cimb ; akin to Middle Dutch kimme edge of a cask Date: 14th century the edge or rim of a cask or drum II. verb (chimed; chiming) Date: 14th century intransitive verb …
16chime — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a set of attuned bells. b the series of sounds given by this. c (usu. in pl.) a set of attuned bells as a door bell. 2 agreement, correspondence, harmony. v. 1 a intr. (of bells) ring. b tr. sound (a bell or chime) by striking.… …
17chime — 1. verb 1) the bells began to chime Syn: ring, peal, toll, sound; ding, dong, clang, boom, bong; literary knell 2) the clock chimed eight o clock Syn: strike, sound 2 …
18chime — chime1 [tʃaım] v 1.) [I and T] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is ▪ The clock in the hall chimed six. 2.) to be the same as something else or to have the same effect chime with ▪ Her views… …
19chime — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is: The grandfather clock chimed six. 2 (intransitive + with) to be the same as something else or to have the same effect: Her views on art… …
20chime — [13] Etymologically, chime is the same word as cymbal – indeed it originally meant ‘cymbal’ in English – but the route by which it reached English is not altogether clear. Latin cymbalum was borrowed into Old French as chimbe, which is perhaps… …
