Meanings
verbchime up (third-person singular simple present chimes up, present participle chiming up, simple past and past participle chimed up)
present singular third person chimes up · participle present chiming up · participle past chimed up · past chimed up
- nonstandardTo speak suddenly; to make an unexpected contribution to a conversation.
Origin
Perhaps confusion of chime in and pipe up.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
chime up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chime%20up
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“chime up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chime%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chime up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chime%20up.
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