chime

🇺🇸 /tʃaɪm/ 🇬🇧 /tʃaɪm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make a bell sound

The clock chime made us realize it was noon.

noun
R

a bell sound

The chime of the doorbell echoed through the hallway.

translation

v. to make a bell sound
n. a bell sound

Word Forms

3rd Present chimes
Past chimed
Perfect chimed
Progressive chiming
Plural chimes