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Rarechime
The correct spelling is chime.
How to pronounce chime
/ˈtʃaɪm/
nounIPA: /ˈtʃaɪm/
Say it like: Chi-me
The correct spelling is chime. 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. For example: "Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra."
Usage Examples
“Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra.”
“Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.”
“The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.An individual ringing component of such a set.
- 3.A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
- 4.The sound of such an instrument or device.
- 5.A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.
verb
- 1.To make the sound of a chime.
- 2.To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
- 3.To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
- 4.To agree; to correspond.
- 5.To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
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