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
Examples of chant in a Sentence
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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Most of these incidents, 2,596, took place at anti-Israel rallies, including antisemitic speeches, chants and slogans.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
Luke Schenn’s roughing penalty with the Jets up 2-1 and 11:59 to go in the third period elicited the angriest home crowd chant of the game.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Most of these incidents, 2,596, took place at anti-Israel rallies, including antisemitic speeches, chants and slogans.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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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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