chime
noun
[ tʃʌɪm ]
• a melodious ringing sound, as produced by striking a bell.
• "the chimes of Big Ben"
Similar:
peal,
pealing,
ringing,
carillon,
toll,
tolling,
sound,
ding-dong,
clanging,
Angelus,
knell,
tintinnabulation,
chime
verb
• (of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time.
• "the grandfather clock in the next room chimed"
Similar:
ring,
peal,
toll,
sound,
ding,
dong,
clang,
boom,
resound,
reverberate,
tinkle,
jingle,
jangle,
knell,
tintinnabulate,
strike,
indicate,
mark,
Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘cymbal’ and ‘ring out’): probably from Old English cimbal (see cymbal), later interpreted as chime bell .
chime
noun
• the projecting rim at the end of a cask.
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to Dutch kim and German Kimme . Compare with chine3.
