chiming

Example Sentences

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And together they honored another kind of star from the “Wallace” films, chiming together, “Cracking cheese, Gromit!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

For the following “Cruise Ship Designer,” Mr. Dowse’s chiming guitar riff serves as the engine of the tune, as Ms. Shaw burrows deep into a character we haven’t really heard of in a song before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

In 1996, the Mavericks won a Grammy Award for “Here Comes the Rain,” a chiming roots-rock number from their album “Music for All Occasions,” which featured appearances by Trisha Yearwood and the accordionist Flaco Jiménez.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Two pianists weave together brief musical statements—crawling, low-end figures; chiming high notes; staggered phrases; wisps of possible melodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The place doesn’t even look open, but Cressida pushes through the front door, setting off a dissonant chiming.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins