noun

chimes

chimes, bells

The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze.

The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze.

The sound of church chimes filled the air.

The sound of church chimes filled the air.

((wind chimes / church chimes)) a set of bells The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze.

Synonyms: bells, carillon, peal

From Old French, which came from the Latin 'cymbalum', meaning 'cymbal'.

Think of the charming sound of wind chimes or the chime of a doorbell. The sound is in the word.

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