Chime and Echo

Chime

Chime verb - To make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates.
Usage example: the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

Echo and chime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Echo" instead a verb "Chime".

Nearby Words: chimed, chiming

Echo

Echo verb - To continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves.

Chime and echo are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chime" instead a verb "Echo".

Nearby Words: echoing, echoed, echoic

How words are described

familiar familiar chime familiar echo
musical musical chime musical echo
little little chime little echo
ominous ominous chime ominous echo
Other adjectives: minor, eerie, electronic.
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