chime

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tʃaɪm/ Rhymes: -aɪm Rhymes: -aɪ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English chymbe, chyme, probably from Old Northern French chimbe (“cymbal”), a back-formation from chimble, cimble, from Latin cymbalum; perhaps reinforced by a misinterpretation of a Middle English *chymbele (from Old English ċimbala, ċimbal (“cymbal”)) as chymbe belle. ==== Noun ==== chime (plural chimes) (music) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. An individual ringing component of such a set. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. The sound of such an instrument or device. A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== chime (third-person singular simple present chimes, present participle chiming, simple past and past participle chimed) (intransitive) To make the sound of a chime. (transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. (transitive) To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. (intransitive) To agree; to correspond. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. ===== Derived terms ===== chime in, chime up rechime ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chime (plural chimes) Alternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”). === References === === Anagrams === Chiem, chemi-, hemic, miche == Irish == === Noun === chime m lenited form of cime == Japanese == === Romanization === chime Rōmaji transcription of ちめ == Spanish == === Verb === chime inflection of chimar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative