noun
plural chimes
[count] a device that produces a sound like the sound made by a set of bells
usually plural
the sound made by a set of bells
usually plural
verb
chimes; chimed; chiming
[no obj] :to make the sound of a ringing bell
of a clock :to make a ringing sound that indicates the time [+ obj]
[no obj] :to agree :to be in harmony
chime in
[phrasal verb]
to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion that you have been listening to
to be in agreement or harmony with something