Chimes - English meaning

noun

A roman catholic devotion commemorating the incarnation of jesus and including the hail mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset.

Usage examples:

The old bell system has been replaced by a new automatic system which rings for the angelus at noon…

noun

Prayers said in the morning, in the middle of the day and in the evening in the roman catholic church

noun

A loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The deep boom of the bass drum

verb

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder boomed in the sky

verb

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

Business is booming

noun

A set of bells played using a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism similar to a piano roll.

Usage examples:

They visited many places of interest during their stay including the magnificent st colman's cathed…

noun

A loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.

Usage examples:

The steel door slammed shut with a clang

verb

Make or cause to make a clang.

Usage examples:

The bell of a fire engine clanged

verb

Make or cause to make a clang.

Usage examples:

The bell of a fire engine clanged

noun

A loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.

Usage examples:

The steel door slammed shut with a clang

verb

Present participle of clang

Usage examples:

He woke up to hear the sound of bells clanging in the distance., [ + obj + adj ] she clanged the m…

verb

Make a ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Cash registers were dinging softly

exclamation

Used to imitate a metallic ringing sound resembling a bell.

Usage examples:

The wicked witch - ding, dong - isn't dead anymore.

noun

A mark or dent on the bodywork of a car or other vehicle.

Usage examples:

You stop the dents and the dings in your own garage, but what about in the parking lot?

noun

The sound made by a bell

verb

(of a bell) make a deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Cows with bells about their necks which donged as they moved

noun

The deep, resonant sound of a large bell.

Usage examples:

Annabelle finished the sonnet with one soft rippling sound on the higher notes and then a single do…

noun

The basic monetary unit of vietnam, equal to 100 xu.

Usage examples:

For example, in vietnam, $1 equals 15,700 dong.

verb

Point out; show.

Usage examples:

Dotted lines indicate the text's margins

verb

To show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] these statistics might indicate quality problems., [ + that clause ] she did not move or indi…

verb

To show something, point to something, or make something clear

Usage examples:

Indicate sth to sb retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce., the …

verb

Make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one.

Usage examples:

A bell jangled loudly

noun

A ringing metallic sound.

Usage examples:

The shrill jangle of the door bell

verb

To make a noise like metal hitting metal

Usage examples:

[ i ] the phone jangled insistently.

noun

A light ringing sound such as that made by metal objects being shaken together.

Usage examples:

The jingle of a bridle

verb

Make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Her bracelets were jingling

verb

A metallic sound

noun

The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.

Usage examples:

I was sure anyone within five miles would have heard it the way they hear a church bell's knell or …

verb

(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.

Usage examples:

I could almost hear the two-tone foghorns knelling my demise.

noun

A death knell

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

verb

To sound loudly

Usage examples:

The bells pealed from the town hall tower., a peal of thunder woke him up.

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

noun

A loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter.

Usage examples:

Ross burst into peals of laughter

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

verb

To sound loudly or for a long time, or (of a place) to be filled with sound

Usage examples:

The air resounds with the delightful music of birds.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Usage examples:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

(of sound) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly

Usage examples:

The loud music reverberated off the walls.

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

adjective

Having or emitting a clear resonant sound.

Usage examples:

A ringing voice

noun

An act or sound of ringing.

Usage examples:

The ringing of fire alarms

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Usage examples:

Light travels faster than sound

verb

Emit or cause to emit sound.

Usage examples:

A loud buzzer sounded

adjective

In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.

Usage examples:

They returned safe and sound

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

verb

Make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Cool water tinkled in the stone fountains

noun

A light, clear ringing sound.

Usage examples:

The distant tinkle of a cow bell

verb

To make light, ringing sounds

Usage examples:

The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze., we heard the tinkle of ice as he stirred the lemonade.

verb

Make a light, clear ringing sound; tinkle.

Usage examples:

The city's clocks tintinnabulate politely

noun

A ringing or tinkling sound.

Usage examples:

The tiny tintinnabulation, faint as fairy bells

noun

The act of ringing bells, or a sound like a bell ringing

Usage examples:

I heard the faint tintinnabulation of a distant church bell., she creates a hideous tintinnabulatio…

noun

A charge payable to use a bridge or road.

Usage examples:

Motorway tolls

verb

Charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road).

Usage examples:

The transport minister opposes tolling existing roads

noun

A single ring of a bell.

Usage examples:

She heard the cambridge school bell utter a single toll

verb

Charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road).

Usage examples:

The transport minister opposes tolling existing roads

verb

(with reference to a bell) sound or cause to sound with a slow, uniform succession of strokes, as a signal or announcement.

Usage examples:

The cathedral bells began to toll for evening service

noun

A charge payable to use a bridge or road.

Usage examples:

Motorway tolls