chime
part of speech
noun (a chime, chimes); verb (chime, chimes, chimed, chiming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock. tree →
2) (chimes) A set of bells or metal tubes that ring musically: wind chimes. tree →
3) (verb) To ring with a clear sound: the clock chimed three. tree →
4) Chime in: to join a conversation suddenly. tree →
5) Chime with: to agree or fit with something (formal). tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories chimes mark time (the clock chimed midnight). In maths time problems a clock may chime once for each hour, so counting chimes gives the hour. Phrases: chime in, wind chimes, doorbell chime, chime with.
examples
- The clock chimed twelve times at midnight. tree →
- Wind chimes tinkled in the breeze. tree →
- The doorbell chimed and Grandma came in. tree →
- "Me too!" my sister chimed in. tree →
- (formal) His story chimes with what the witness said. tree →
- If a clock chimes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 and so on, how many chimes from 1 to 4? (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10). tree →
- Deep chasms yawned around it, the water-drops glittered as if lighted with blue flame, and tinkled like the chiming of church bells. tree →
note
Regular verb: chimed, chiming. "Chime in" means interrupt or add a remark. In maths puzzles, read carefully: chiming on the half-hour too adds extra chimes.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «chime» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.