chant
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
a psalm, canticle, or the like, chanted or for chanting.
the singing or intoning of all or portions of a liturgical service.
any monotonous song.
a song; singing: the chant of a bird.
a monotonous intonation of the voice in speaking.
a phrase, slogan, or the like, repeated rhythmically and insistently, as by a crowd.
to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant, especially in a church service.
to sing.
to celebrate in song.
to repeat (a phrase, slogan, etc.) rhythmically and insistently.
to sing.
to utter a chant.
Origin of chant
1- Also Obsolete, chaunt [chawnt, chahnt] /tʃɔnt, tʃɑnt/ .
Other words from chant
- chant·a·ble, adjective
- chant·ing·ly, adverb
- half-chanted, adjective
- un·chant·ed, adjective
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How to use chant in a sentence
Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.
Justice League member Cherrell Brown led the group in chanting “I believe that we will win.”
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was able to be alone while not alone, processing the fact that while I was marching and chanting I could literally die.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting | Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA small crowd of well- wishers gathered in front of the hospital, chanting “Long live Havel.”
In response, women took to the streets, chanting, “I am a woman, not a mother.”
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
At the end, amidst torches and incense and solemn chanting, the Host is exhibited for the adoration of the crowd.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThen the chanting clerics sang again, and advanced more boldly.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe chanting must have been much like the sing-song that some people fall into when reading verses now.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThey followed gayly after their leader, talking, and laughing and chanting their war songs.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell GregorOutside was a rude altar made of stones from the river-bed, where a Lama was burning incense and chanting prayers.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for chant
/ (tʃɑːnt) /
a simple song or melody
a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms
a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody
a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc
monotonous or singsong intonation in speech
to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc) as a chant
to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously
to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant
Origin of chant
1Derived forms of chant
- chanting, noun, adjective
- chantingly, adverb
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