CHIMING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word chiming. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CHIMING
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| clanging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a loud resonant metallic sound | ||||||||
| clinking | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped | ||||||||
| jingling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells | ||||||||
| pealing | verbv | |||||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | ||||||||
| resounding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by resonance | ||||||||
| ringing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the sound of a bell ringing • the giving of a ring as a token of engagement • having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | ||||||||
| tinkling | ||||||||
adjective satellite • like the short high ringing sound of a small bell | ||||||||
| tolling | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something • the sound of a bell being struck verb • ring slowly • charge a fee for using | ||||||||
| bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||||
| gong | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • sound a gong | ||||||||
