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chant

/t͡ʃænt/noun, verb1 syllable

Chant means: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.

Synonyms for chant4

verb, as in recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

intone, intonate, cantillate

verb, as in utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

tone, intone

What does chant mean?3

verb

1

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm“The rabbi chanted a prayer”

2

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically“The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”

noun

1

a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chant?12

one syllable

two syllables

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Chant in a sentence

  • Gunter started to chant in some weird language.Amastan
  • This sounds like a children's chant that is not designed to make sense.Waldelfe
  • The laddish youths left the pub singing football chants.helloroto
  • The rivalry intensified when fans decided to fan the flames with taunting chants.LoverofEnglish
  • The whole crowd joined in the chant.CK
  • I chant things to memorize them.rul
  • Tom and Mary chant the narrative of mainstream media.maaster

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chant

as a noun

plural
chants

as a verb

past tense
chanted
present participle
chanting
third-person singular
chants
past participle
chanted