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CHIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chime" is a kind of...):
percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chime"):
carillon (set of bells hung in a bell tower)
handbell (a bell that is held in the hand)
Derivation:
chime (emit a sound)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they chime ... he / she / it chimes
Past simple: chimed
Past participle: chimed
-ing form: chiming
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emit a sound
Example:
bells and gongs chimed
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "chime" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Also:
chime in (break into a conversation)
Derivation:
chime (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
