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Meaning of chime

- See Chine, n., 3.
- The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.
- A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.
- Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound.
- To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.
- To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.
- To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with.
- To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
- To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
- To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

Crossword clue for chime

- Bell
- Bell sound
- Bell-like sound
- Doorbell sound
- Harmonious sound
- Ringing sound
- Sound of a bell being struck