chime

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. 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.
2. An individual ringing component of such a set.
3. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
4. The sound of such an instrument or device.
5. A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make the sound of a chime.
2. (transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
3. (transitive) To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
4. (intransitive) To agree; to correspond.
5. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

Concepten

luiden

🔉

klokgelui

klokkenspel

klok

harmoniëren

klank

🔉

kleppen

kletteren

klingelen

overeenstemmen

overeenstemming

overgaan

rinkelen

samenklank

samenklinken

schalmen

slaan

slag

spelen

tingelen

beieren

🔉

aflopen

gerinkel

Beieren

galmen

geluid

🔉

Synoniemen

ring

💍

peal

bell

🔔

jingle

sound

🔉

clank

toll

jangle

clink

strike

ringing

gong

clang

chimb

hurt

knell

knock

play

punish

rattle

resound

slosh

smite

snort

strike down

swat

thrash

tinkle

vibrate

peal of bells

accord

bell set

bang

beat

blow

buzz

chine

clap

👏

clash

clatter

clip

clobber

ding

harmony

hit

Vertalingen

carillon

läuten

💍

carillonner

💍

suonare

sonner

🔉

retinir

campana

🔔

Glocke

🔔

Geläut

Glockenspiel

Ton

tinter

cloche

🔔

acciottolio

tintinear

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tʃaɪm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: chime

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ċimbala

In summary

From Middle English chime, chim, chimbe, chymbe, a shortening of chimbelle (misinterpreted as chymme-belle, chimbe-belle), from Old English ċimbala, ċimbal (“cymbal”), from Latin cymbalum.