/ˈtʃaɪm/
noun
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.An individual ringing component of such a set.A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.The sound of such an instrument or device.A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.verb
To make the sound of a chime.To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.To agree; to correspond.To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.