CHIME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

Synonyms:

bell; chime; gong

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)

Present simple: I / you / we / they chime ... he / she / it chimes

Past simple: chimed

Past participle: chimed

-ing form: chiming

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)