 
		
		Definition of chime:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		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; an individual 
ringing 
component of such a set
		
 
								
				"sylvia had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming."
			
			
	
		
								
				"the microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking."