chanted; chanting; chants
1
: to make melodic sounds with the voice
especially
: to sing a chant
2
: to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone
protesters were chanting outside
1
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Verb
The crowd began chanting her name.
They chanted “Sara, Sara” until she came back on stage.
Protesters were chanting outside the governor's home.
They were chanting in Arabic.
Priests chanted the Catholic Mass in Latin.
Noun
Our chant was “Peace now, peace now!”.
Chant is often used as a form of meditation and prayer.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
More:Israeli soccer fans attacked in incident linked to antisemitism in Amsterdam
After Maccabi fans burned a Palestinian flag and chanted racist slogans, violence overtook the city's downtown.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
After 10 years of boos, ‘VC SUCKS’ chants, and much, much more, the moment that helped turn the corner between Carter and the city of Toronto was when he was honored while playing for the Grizzlies in 2014.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The White House on Monday joined city, state and Jewish community leaders in Ohio condemning a small group who marched through Columbus on Saturday chanting racial slurs and white nationalist slogans while carrying Nazi flags.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
More:Israeli soccer fans attacked in incident linked to antisemitism in Amsterdam
After Maccabi fans burned a Palestinian flag and chanted racist slogans, violence overtook the city's downtown.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
Believer or not, there is no denying the palpable spiritual energy that pervades the Kumbh: offerings of flowers and incense sticks drift across the water; the days are filled with chants and drumming; and smoke from earthen lamps curls through the air.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
After 10 years of boos, ‘VC SUCKS’ chants, and much, much more, the moment that helped turn the corner between Carter and the city of Toronto was when he was honored while playing for the Grizzlies in 2014.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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chant
1 of 2 verb1
: to sing especially in the way a chant is sung
2
: to recite or speak with no change in tone
chanter
noun
chant
2 of 2 noun1
: a melody in which several words or syllables are sung in one tone
2
: something spoken in the style of a chant
Etymology
Verb
Middle English chaunten "to chant," from early French chanter (same meaning), derived from Latin canere "to sing" — related to cant entry 3, cantata, chantey, charm
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