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chime

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounA 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.

    Example: Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.

  2. verbTo make the sound of a chime.

    Example: The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.

  3. nounAlternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”).

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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