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