chant

Plural: chants

Noun

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
• Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
• A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
• A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
• A harmonized melody used in Anglican chant, usually split into two two-bar phrases, to which the words of a psalm are sung by a choir; typically, each musical phrase corresponds to the text of half of a verse.
• Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
• A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.

Verb

Verb Forms: chanted, chanting, chants

• To sing or recite in a rhythmic, monotonous tone.
• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
  • "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
  • "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
• To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
• To sing or intone sacred text.
• To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
• To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Examples

• The crowd began to CHANT his name after his incredible seven-letter word.
• The football fans chanted insults at the referee.

Synonyms

cantillate, intonate, intone, tone

Related Words

Gregorian chant, Ramayana monkey chant, cant, cantor, cantorate, cantrix, chant de cour, chanter, enchant, incantation

Anagrams of chant