- present tense form of chime (3rd person singular).
chimes
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It’s something I really notice when I’m with other people and I hear all their dings, beeps, and chimes and I just think, Why?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
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
Brianna chimes in, “The crispy corn dog can fold up into a blanket. You can nap on it!”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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