- present tense form of chime (3rd person singular).
chimes
Example Sentences
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“OK, can I ask the question? Can I get right in here? Because I want to know,” Phair chimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“It’s so not casual,” Shawkat chimes in, helpfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Barry chimes in gloomily, “I’m a surgeon and I can’t afford to buy a house.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’d be curious if Peters chimes in on the question, having changed his mind on acquisitions not long ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
It then trickled along chutes that zigzagged along the side of the building, causing a series of water wheels with spokes to ping three sets of miniature wind chimes as they rotated.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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