Definition of Chime in

1. Verb. Break into a conversation. "Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

Exact synonyms: Barge In, Break In, Butt In, Chisel In, Cut In, Put In
Specialized synonyms: Disrupt, Interrupt
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt

Definition of Chime in

1. Verb. (idiomatic) to talk; to join in conversation or discussion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chime In

chimaeric
chimaerism
chimaerisms
chimaeroid
chimango
chimangoes
chimar
chimars
chimb
chimbley
chimbleys
chimblies
chimbly
chimbs
chime
chime in (current term)
chimed
chimelike
chimenea
chimeneas
chimer
chimera
chimeral
chimeralike
chimeraplast
chimeras
chimere
chimeres
chimeric
chimeric/humanised antibody

Literary usage of Chime in

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860...: Comprising Annals by John Leander Bishop, Edwin Troxell Freedley, Edward Young (1868)
"The usual mode of placing a chime in the bell tower is, to mount the tenor bell in the centre of the bell-section, it being provided with yoke, ..."

2. The Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and by Thomas Hearne, Anthony à Wood (1772)
"chime in yee Wits, and rhyme a knell \ For Death her felf ' in lately fell &c. Thom. ... chime in ..."

3. A History of American Manufactures, from 1608 to 1860: Exhibiting by James Leander Bishop, Edwin Troxell Freedley, Edward Young (1864)
"The usual mode of placing a chime in the bell tower is, to mount the tenor bell in the centre of the bell-section, it being provided ..."

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