Chime word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "chime" word
[verb] of bells, chimes, and gongs
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\Chime\, n. [OE. chimbe, prop., cymbal, OF. cymbe, cymble, in a dialectic form, chymble, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ?. See {Cymbal}.] 1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments. Instruments that made melodius chime. --Milton. 2. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions. We have heard the chimes at midnight. --Shak. 3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound. ``Chimes of verse.'' --Cowley.
\Chime\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiming}.] [See {Chime}, n.] 1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells. 2. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with. Everything chimed in with such a humor. --W. irving. 3. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with. [Colloq.] 4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. --Cowley
\Chime\, v. i. 1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. And chime their sounding hammers. --Dryden. 2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. Chime his childish verse. --Byron.
Synonyms for chime
bell, gong
See also: barge in | break in | butt in | carillon | chime in | chisel in | cut in | go | handbell | percussion instrument | percussive instrument | put in | sound |
Related terms: agreement, articulate, atone, be consistent, blend, break in, coincide, concur, consist with, handbells, hang together, harmony, hit, intercede, lip, melodize, monochord, near rhyme, orchestral bells, pitter-patter, raise, symphonize, three-part harmony, ting-a-ling, tolling, unisonance, vibes, vibraphone, vocalize, xylophone
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Let's analyse "chime" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EMIHC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
chime: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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