(music) A musical instrument producing a sound whenstruck, similar to abell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: thechimes.
Hugo had a recording of someone playing thechimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.
The microwavechimed to indicate that it was done cooking.
I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock beganchiming noon.
1980,AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page163:
An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. Itchimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.
(transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
1697,Virgil, “The Fourth Book of theGeorgics”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.[…], London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:
Andchime their sounding hammers.
(transitive) To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
