1. past tense of chime; made a musical ringing sound like a bell
2. past tense of chime; agreed or harmonized with something
Usage: often used with ‘in’ or ‘with’

Examples

• The church bells chimed at noon.
• The grandfather clock chimed twelve times.
• She chimed in with her opinion during the meeting.
• His views chimed perfectly with mine.
• The wind chimes chimed softly in the breeze.
• The doorbell chimed when visitors arrived.
• He chimed in to support his friend’s argument.