- 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
Then came a symphony of chimes, crystal bowls, wave drums and rain sticks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
The theory chimes with the cause taken up by Lamplugh's parents, who set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust after she vanished.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I press the first page, and the book chimes.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
