chiming
Making bell tones
Chiming is the sound of bells or bell-like tones ringing in harmony or sequence: the chiming of church bells, a clock chiming midnight.
It extends to any melodious ringing sound: wind chimes chiming in the breeze.
To chime in is to join a conversation, often uninvited: He kept chiming in with his opinions.
Sound of bells ringing
- pealingRinging out loudly
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- tollingSlow, solemn bell-ringing
- dingSmall surface imperfection
clink · jingle · clang · clank · gong · knell · tinkle · ding-dong
Continuing to echo
- echoingReflecting sound repeatedly
- sonorousDeep and full-toned
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
vibrant · lingering · sustained · clear · crystalline · silvery · dulcet · mellow
Device displaying time
- hourSixty-minute span
- quarter-hourSixty-minute fraction, one-fourth
- grandfather clockTall freestanding pendulum timekeeper
- tower clockElevated public timekeeping device
striking · intervals · marking · punctual · Westminster · announcing · hourly · timepiece
Harmony between parties
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
synchrony · alignment · correspondence · agreement · resonating · echoing · matching · complementing
Entry alert device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- notificationFormal notice given
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
calling · alerting · indicating · welcoming · arrival · entrance · dinner bell · school bell
tintinnabulation
Sound of bells ringing
ding · clink · jingle · clang · clank · gong · knell · tinkle · ding-dong · bong
reverberating
Continuing to echo
resounding · vibrant · lingering · sustained · clear · crystalline · silvery · dulcet · mellow · rich
clock
Device displaying time
- hourSixty-minute span
- quarter-hourSixty-minute fraction, one-fourth
- grandfather clockTall freestanding pendulum timekeeper
tower clock · striking · intervals · marking · punctual · Westminster · announcing · hourly · timepiece · mantel clock
accord
Harmony between parties
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
concord · synchrony · alignment · correspondence · agreement · resonating · echoing · matching · complementing · blending
doorbell
Entry alert device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- notificationFormal notice given
- announcementPublic declaration of information
summoning · calling · alerting · indicating · welcoming · arrival · entrance · dinner bell · school bell
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- bellsalarm bell, bell rope, church bell, church bells, bronze bell
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- bell soundsringing, tolling, pealing, jingle, clang
- bell ringingbell ringing, peal, toll, ringer, clapper
- acousticssound waves, sound wave, sound, soundwave, vibration
chimingclanking
Harsh metallic sound
thudding · clanging · discordant · grating · jarring
chimingclashing
Striking with discord
discordant · disagreeing · conflicting · jarring · disharmonious
- chiming inAdding one's voice
- chiming clockTimepiece that sounds hours