ALL meanings of chime in
chime in
C c - phrasal verb chime in If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken. 3
- verb chime in to join in or interrupt a conversation, esp repeatedly and unwelcomely 3
- verb chime in to voice agreement 3
- noun chime in to join in or interrupt a conversation 3
- noun chime in to agree 3
- noun chime in an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence. 1
- noun chime in Often, chimes. a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck. a musical instrument consisting of such a set, especially a glockenspiel. the musical tones thus produced. carillon. 1
- noun chime in harmonious sound in general; music; melody. 1
- noun chime in harmonious relation; accord: the battling duo, in chime at last. 1
- verb without object chime in to sound harmoniously or in chimes as a set of bells: The church bells chimed at noon. 1
- verb without object chime in to produce a musical sound by striking a bell, gong, etc.; ring chimes: The doorbell chimed. 1
- verb without object chime in to speak in cadence or singsong. 1
- verb without object chime in to harmonize; agree: The scenery chimed perfectly with the play's eerie mood. 1
- verb with object chime in to give forth (music, sound, etc.), as a bell or bells. 1
- verb with object chime in to strike (a bell, set of bells, etc.) so as to produce musical sound. 1
- verb with object chime in to put, bring, indicate, announce, etc., by chiming: Bells chimed the hour. 1
- verb with object chime in to utter or repeat in cadence or singsong: The class chimed a greeting to the new teacher. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs chime in speak, enter discussion 1
- verb chime in (Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion. 0
- verb chime in (Idiomatic) To agree, to harmonize, to concord. 0