Past tense of chime; rang out with a clear, ringing sound, or joined in a conversation.
From Old English 'chimen,' related to the sound of bells and resonant objects; the meaning expanded to include joining a conversation metaphorically.
When church bells 'chimed' at noon, people across entire towns reset their days by that sound—before clocks were everywhere, bells were the internet, and their chiming structured medieval life.
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