chimes in
Offers unsolicited opinion
Chimes in means to join a conversation, often uninvited or to add agreement: Everyone was arguing until Mom chimed in with the final word.
The phrase evokes bells adding their sound to an existing melody.
It can suggest welcome contribution or unwanted interruption, depending on context: "Actually," he chimed in, "that's not quite right".
- insinuatesSuggests something indirectly
- suggestsConveys indirectly
- interjectsInserts remarks abruptly
- echoesReflected sound waves
- respondsGives an answer
engages · speaks up · comments · interrupts · speaks out of turn · butts in · reverberates · rings out · adds · throws in · cuts in · weighs in · has a say · tolls · participates · jingles · contributes · agrees
- butting inbutts in, breaks in, barges in, intrudes, interjects
chimes inkeeps mum
bites one's tongue · clams up · shuts up · keeps one's mouth shut · holds back
chimes intunes out
Ceases to attend
withdraws · disengages · drops out · checks out · zones out
chimes inholds back
Restrains or delays
defers · keeps to oneself · abstains · demurs · hangs back