Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "chime" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

achime chime in chime up chime whistle chimeless chimelike chimer chimesmaster chimist clock chime rechime spoon chime wind chime windchime

Etymologically Related To

chimb

Context

musical instruments

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

go percussion instrument percussive instrument sound

Type Of (IsA)

percussion instrument

Manner Of

sound

Related Terms

agree bell cask chine component correspond hammer ring sound strike tone

Synonym Network

alarm bell buzz buzzer carillon clapper curfew ding dong dinger gong peal ringer siren tintinnabulum tocsin toll vesper

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.