chiming

Example Sentences

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He hardly interrupts, chiming in only when his siblings are done talking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The Monterey Bay Aquarium marine biologist was among those chiming in with their assessments on the group, which is popular among local divers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

I recently rented a car that had the feature and it kept chiming in about the last time I rested or telling me it was time to rest again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Mr Morgan said the hotel had to move guests to other rooms due to complaints, adding he believed it was a "reasonable request" that the chiming be stopped during limited nighttime hours.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

“What kind of blood was that, incidentally?” asked Dumbledore loudly over the chiming of the newly unsmashed grandfather clock.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling