chime
Example Sentences
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He hardly interrupts, chiming in only when his siblings are done talking.
“It’s a bit like asking your friend to date you,” Fennell chimes in.
From Los Angeles Times
At first, it was like listening to wind chimes blowing in the breeze.
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“We’ll start and the other ones just kind of chime in and get it down the line. It’s getting cooler and cooler.”
From Los Angeles Times
At midnight she was in her cozy bed quilts when the temple bells began to chime.
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