chime

/tʃaɪm/

/tʃaɪm/

Other forms: chimed; chimes; chiming

Definitions of chime

1. noun

   a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
   synonyms: bell, gong

   types:

   carillon

   set of bells hung in a bell tower

   handbell

   a bell that is held in the hand

   type of:

   percussion instrument, percussive instrument

   a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
2. verb

   emit a sound
   “bells and gongs chimed”

   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound