1. making a musical ringing sound, especially of bells or clocks
Usage: present participle of ‘chime’
2. agreeing or harmonizing with something
Usage: often used with ‘in’

1. the act or sound of bells or similar instruments ringing

1. producing a clear, musical ringing sound

Examples

• The church bells were chiming the hour.
• I could hear the clock chiming midnight from downstairs.
• Her opinion was chiming in perfectly with mine.
• The chiming of the grandfather clock echoed through the hall.
• The wind chimes created a gentle chiming sound in the breeze.
• His ideas kept chiming in with the professor’s lecture.
• The chiming bells announced the start of the ceremony.