chime

Universal Words verb, noun verb (of a bell or a clock) to ring; to show the time by making a ringing sound: [V] I heard the clock chime. * Eight o'clock had already chimed. * [VN] The clock chimed midday. PHRASALVERBS chime in (with sth) to join or interrupt a conversation: He kept chiming in with his own opinions. * [+speech] 'And me!' she chimed in. chime (in) with sth (written) (of plans, ideas, etc.) to agree with sth; to be similar to sth: His opinions chimed in with the mood of the nation. noun a ringing sound, especially one that is made by a bell: door chimes