wind chime

noun

: a cluster of small often sculptured pieces (as of metal or glass) suspended so as to chime when blown by the wind
—usually plural

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Visitors can observe the Wall of Names where their names are engraved on 40 large marble panels, look out over the field where their remains lie to this day and listen to the Tower of Voices, a one-of-a-kind wind chime structure that honors those 40 voices through sound. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Everyone is silent for a few moments as a bird chirps and a wind chime dings. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 The structure is beautiful on its own, but even more so with the addition of climbing flowers, a wind chime, and a lantern or two. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 The following weekend, on Easter Sunday, the final boss of the tier — L’ura, a being made of pure light corrupted by the void (although viewers called it a wind chime) — is still alive. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wind chime

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wind chime was in 1907

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“Wind chime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20chime. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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