CHIMING Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

chiming 1 of 2

adjective

as in mellifluous

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chiming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of chime

as in blending

to form a pleasing relationship the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine

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as in ringing

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

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as in repeating

to say or state again TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over

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Recent Examples of chiming

Adjective

If there was any rust on the outfit from nine years of inactivity, it was knocked off the instant the song’s trademark chiming riff gave way to the thwack of Lynch’s snare drum, bringing the band to life. — Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026 At Chopard, the centuries-old chiming complication is elevated to the hilt with sapphire-crystal gongs. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 The sentence kept going, swelling to paragraph length and encompassing all of human nature in a chiming succession of clauses. — New York Times, 9 June 2026 Next to the tourbillon’s prosaic function as a foil for the effects of gravity on accuracy, the minute repeater’s more poetic chiming function is a welcome departure from the obsession with chronometry. — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The combination of the chiming, delayed guitar, twiddly ‘80s synths, weird time signatures and Fish’s unique lyrics and vocal delivery all added up to a very intriguing listen. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 May 2026 On his latest album, the Russian producer crafts distinctive dub techno rhythms inspired by the chiming repetitions of Indonesian gamelan music. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 Layered harmonies – with an assist from Ed Sheeran – and chiming guitars tell a story inspired by Taras Topolia and is written in the form of a letter from a solider on active duty. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Each barrel ahs a separate and independent gear train, one providing energy to the gear train that powers the time and perpetual calendar indications (with a 48-hour power reserve), and the other to the gear train that drives the chiming functions. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026 Like a godsend Gregoria appears at a jog, her ring of keys chiming. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The church bells had been a constant companion during my stay in Valoria la Buena, chiming every hour on the hour since my arrival. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Soon after the post went up, Grado said, her Venmo started chiming. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 When ships passed through the channel, residents would wave towels and sheets out their windows, Franciscans chiming the hilltop monastery’s bells as a friendly welcome. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 The chiming from phones was music to everyone’s ears. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026 Harris suggests that the feature’s unapologetically positive vibe and message, is chiming with audiences in the current geopolitical climate, citing the success of Neal Street’s Hamnet as well as Call the Midwife. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming

Adjective

Coming from the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, Patrick has the most mellifluous tones, regal and elegant.

— Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Out beyond the shore, the sky had turned a wash of pink and gold—a celestial curtainfall soundtracked by the thwack of a snare drum, and the mellifluous burble of yet another pint being poured.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mellifluous

Verb

Chow followed it with Kung Fu Hustle (2004), another genre-blending smash that earned more than $100 million worldwide and cemented his reputation as one of Hong Kong’s greatest comedy-action hitmakers.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Coinciding with the presentation that christened her store, Hod also launched a fragrance blending green tea and orchid blossoms, which is available to purchase as a perfume, candle or diffuser.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of blending

Verb

Hicks drove the next pitch to right-center for a 3-0 lead, electrifying the towel-waving, cowbell-ringing crowd of 32,125 fans at Tropicana Field.

— Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
On the floor of the NYSE, a milestone moment for Hollywood after a fraught merger process was commemorated with the pageantry of the bell-ringing.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ringing

Verb

In other words, the hat is a shape that can infinitely tile, or cover, a 2D surface without ever creating a repeating pattern.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Sneakers are also generally off-limits, as are white, ivory, and anything that could be mistaken for bridal (a rule at every wedding, of course, but worth repeating).

— Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeating

Adjective

Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.

— Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowing

Verb

When the food is ready, the order number appears on a screen above the kiosks as well as on individual screens at each corresponding stall.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Abhishek Menon, the study’s corresponding author and a graduate student, said solving the engineering challenges associated with heavier ions could also simplify trapping lighter species.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Goldman stood by FedEx into earnings, reiterating its buy rating and raising its price target to $390 from $375.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The next few months saw a flurry of phone calls, Zooms, emails, text messages and in-person meetings, with Ellison raising his offer and reiterating his desire to acquire WBD, at one point floating the idea of Zaslav being co-CEO.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reiterating

Adjective

This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
This new 20-minute epic was the band’s Crazy Horse moment, their idea of a rock anthem that starts with a tuneful, melancholy song and then proceeds to deconstruct it with loud report.

— Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of tuneful

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