2. Noun. An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes. ¹
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Definition of Chiming
1. chime [v] - See also: chime
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiming
Literary usage of Chiming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1866)
"THE chiming OF CHURCH BELLS. WE have before published, in June, 1864, with an
illustration, an article on Ringing and chiming, but we gladly reproduce, ..."
2. Prose and Verse, from the Port Folio of an Editor by Isaac Clarke Pray (1836)
"Low chiming bells, low chiming bells, The Past their deep vibration knells ; And
memory views, while veiled in tears, The spectre-pageant of dead years. ..."
3. The Huron Chief, and Other Poems by Adam Kidd (1830)
"This done, 1 shed the big and parting tear, And sighed to that loved spot a last
farewell! THE chiming BELL. ' Now, on the gentle breath of morn, ..."
4. Journal [Aug. 1, 1832 to July 17, 1833] by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"... To feel this soft air on thy brow, And listen to the chiming tide Along that
smooth shore breaking now ; I would that thou wert here to bless, ..."
5. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1857)
"... at the same time that it is probably some guarantee for his veracity :— which
form a sort of chorus, chiming in whenever anything American is contrasted ..."
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