chime in

verb — 2 senses

chime in

verb
1

Idiomatic To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.

  • We appreciate your input, so please don't hesitate to chime in with comments and questions.
  • Atherton chimed in. ‘To that I say, Amen!’ He lifted his hand. ‘God is my witness!’1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
2

Idiomatic To agree, to harmonize, to concord.

  • I was therefore obliged to chime in with her plan, which in truth seemed well arranged: […]1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk:
  • What I saw upon this cliff, although surely an object of very extraordinary nature, the place and season considered, at first neither startled nor amazed me—so thoroughly and appropriately did it chime in with the half-slumberous fancies that enwrapped me.1843, E.A.Poe, Morning on the Wissahiccon:

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