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
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
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