chimes in

verb

present tense third-person singular of chime in
1
as in interrupts
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion "I don't like that show at all," my friend chimed in

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Relevance
2
as in blends
to form a pleasing relationship unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage

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Recent Examples of chimes in Jeremy Culhane stars as Eric from Legal, a down-on-his-luck man who chimes in on gossip sessions with his coworkers with depressing tidbits from his own life. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026 The Athletic chimes in on the conversation with this Dan Wiederer-Kevin Fishbain back-and-forth. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 In spite of the strength of the domestic box office, the Country of Honor focus, backed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry and Japan External Trade Organization, chimes in with an increasingly international outlook across the Japanese film industry. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 Dewey, once the littlest brother (played then by Erik Per Sullivan, who declined to participate in the revival, now by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), is an internationally successful musician who chimes in by video. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Or, the woman chimes in, there is plant death all over, okay, ice. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 An expert chimes in Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal,part of the USA TODAY Network, that such phenomena occur several times a day but are rarely viewed in populated areas. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026 Knight chimes in with a suggestion. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimes in
  1. interrupts
  2. blends
  3. corresponds
  4. correlates
Verb
  • Instead, his phone often interrupts him with another fundraising appeal.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Roy interrupts this life update to summon the Diamond Dogs for advice about his predicament.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupts
Verb
  • Opened in 1923, La Mamounia originated as a 18th-century estate gifted by Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdallah and blends Arab-Andalusian heritage with Art Deco glamour.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The trend blends landscape design with wellness thinking, turning ordinary yards into immersive retreats built to calm the body through scent, sound, texture and water.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of blends
Verb
  • Sensory input signals go through the brainstem before being directed to the center of the brain that corresponds to that sense.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • Kwan’s push to expand the family office’s geographical footprint correlates with global wealth flows, as HNWIs worldwide look to diversify their assets across different geographies.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But here in Texas, patio weather also correlates with football season, pumpkins and cider.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of correlates

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“Chimes in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimes%20in. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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