chime vs hearing

chime

noun
  • The sound of such an instrument or device. 

  • A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell. 

  • An individual ringing component of such a set. 

  • A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. 

  • A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. 

verb
  • To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. 

  • To make the sound of a chime. 

  • To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. 

  • To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. 

  • To agree; to correspond. 

hearing

noun
  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

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