chime in

Speech parts

1. chime in - Verb

2. chime in - Phrase

Meaning

break into a conversation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

put in cut in break in barge in butt in agree participate interfere interrupt intervene impede intrude interject interpose bring out
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Antonyms

be quiet be silent remain silent hold one's tongue bite one's tongue keep silent
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Hypernyms

interrupt disrupt break-up cut-off

Hyponyms

interrupt disrupt

Examples

her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation Source: Internet

Brexiteer demands the under-refurbishment Big Ben to be briefly revived to chime in the final hours of the UK's EU membership on Friday night were not approved due to cost considerations. Source: Internet

An alternative is to chime in with a comment thanking everyone for any features and comments rather than trying to respond to every one. Source: Internet

After Gizelle complaining about unfair wage distribution in the clubs, dancers from all over the city and country started to chime in with their own stories and support. Source: Internet

Be prepared for your young listeners to chime in with the repetition of the title phrase. Source: Internet

Anyway, just wanted to chime in to say that frequent licking is often a sign of allergies. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

chime in

Close letter words and terms

chime chime bell chime courtyard chime in on chime out chime patio