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chime

DEFINITIONS OF: chime

1

n a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

Synonyms:
bell, gong
Types:
carillon
set of bells hung in a bell tower
handbell
a bell that is held in the hand
Type of:
percussion instrument, percussive instrument
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

v emit a sound

“bells and gongs chimed”
Type of:
go, sound
make a certain noise or sound
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