HyperDic: chime_in

English > 1 sense of the expression chime in:
VERBcommunicationchime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break inbreak into a conversation
English > chime in: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningbreak into a conversation.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymscut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in
Narrowerinterrupt, disruptinterfere in someone else's activity
Broaderinterrupt, disrupt, break up, cut offmake a break / break in
See alsochimeemit a sound
Spanishcortar, entrometerse, incorporarse, interrumpir, meterse, tomar parte, unirse

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