Antonyms for chime
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : chahym |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃaɪm |
Definition of chime
Origin :- c.1300, chymbe "cymbal," from Old English cymbal, cimbal, also perhaps through Old French chimbe or directly from Latin cymbalum (see cymbal, the modern word for what this word originally meant). Evidently the word was misinterpreted as chymbe bellen (c.1300) and its sense shifted to "chime bells," a meaning attested from mid-15c.
- verb ring, peal
- He sung out like a singing-master, but I did not stop to chime in.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- A clock inside the hall began to chime midnight, and he turned on his heel.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- The first batch of answers from the Chime came by an evening mail.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- They left two or three story papers and that Chime thing when they went away.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- When would the chime of the Christ-bell peal over land and sea?
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- Bailey, who had risen at the chime of a clock, halted amazed.
- Extract from : « The Flying Mercury » by Eleanor M. Ingram
- It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chime.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
- Their voices have the clash and chime of a myriad small triangles.
- Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
- Of course Cosway must be in the fashion,—must chime in with the universal humour.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- Perhaps your curate wants a chime for your cathedral at Kilronan.
- Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
Synonyms for chime
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