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Verb: chime in
Usage: informal
  1. Break into a conversation
    "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation";
    - cut in, put in, butt in, barge in [informal], break in, chip in [informal]

Derived forms: chiming in, chimes in, chimed in

Type of: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt