The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHIMING
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What does CHIMING mean?
CHIMING verb- To make the sound of a chime.
- To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
- To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
- To agree; to correspond.
- To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
- An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.