- chime in
- verb Date: 1681 intransitive verb 1. to combine harmoniously <> 2. to break into a conversation or discussion especially to express an opinion transitive verb to remark while chiming in
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Chime — Chime, v. i. 1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. [1913 Webster] And chime their sounding hammers. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Chime — (ch[imac]m), n. [OE. chimbe, prop., cymbal, OF. cymbe, cymble, in a dialectic form, chymble, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky mbalon. See {Cymbal}.] 1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments. [1913 Webster] Instruments that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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