Définitions
1.NounA 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."Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.; Sylvia was a chime player in the school orchestra."
2.NounAn individual ringing component of such a set."Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath."
3.NounA small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device."The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered."
4.NounThe sound of such an instrument or device."The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.; Chimes sing Sunday morn."
5.NounA small hammer or other device used to strike a bell."Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it."
6.VerbTo make the sound of a chime."The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.; I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon."
7.VerbTo cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
8.VerbTo utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
9.VerbTo agree; to correspond."The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research."
10.VerbTo make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
11.NounAlternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”).