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chime

/ chime /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer

Type of:

percussion instrument percussive instrument

Kinds of:

carillon handbell

Derived:

gong

verb Sense 2

emit a sound

"bells and gongs chimed"

Type of:

sound go

Derived:

bell gong

See also:

chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Semantic Complexity

65%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

14

Times Searched

17

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Related Words

percussion instrument percussive instrument carillon handbell sound go