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chant

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verb

chanted; chanting; chants

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1
: to utter as in chanting
2
: to celebrate or praise in song or chant

chant

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noun

1
2
a
b
: a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song
c
: a composition for chanting

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Ma led the crowd to chant the name of the school before resuming their performance. Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Primo quickly has become a fan favorite at the AT&T Center, where fans look for any excuse to chant his name. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Oct. 2021 Last Friday, as massive crowds took to the streets to chant against top officials, a digital barricade of sorts went up between Iran and the world, data showed. Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2022 Rangers fans still chant the name of a defenseman (Denis Potvin) who wronged them 43 years ago. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 On a mid-March evening here in the capital, a crowd of hundreds of festivalgoers wearing fairy wings, rhinestones and rainbow face paint began to chant. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Anna Nguyen walked toward Bao Quang temple, ready to chant and pray to the majestic golden Buddha. Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022 What could spare Solskjaer from losing his job during the international break is that the fans are yet to chant against the United striker-turned-underwhelming manager — yet. Rob Harris, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021 Inspire fans at FirstEnergy Stadium to chant your name — check. Nate Ulrich, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2021
Noun
The signature chant followed, by the familiar five-clap rhythmic count, could be heard in a Red Sox clubhouse that was muzzled in silence, leaving six or so Sox players within earshot of the New York fans’ celebration. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Around him, the others in the crowd of 47,505 broke into a single-syllable chant. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Consider the rise and collapse of meme stocks touted on Reddit boards or the dimming chant of HODL (hold on for dear life) once shouted by crypto traders. John Kicklighter, Forbes, 1 June 2022 That’s the chant of a new generation of people who want to go back to the basics. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022 Of course there was also the time in San Francisco where Allen Ginsberg came on stage, smoked pot with us and did a chant. Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2022 This song features a mesmerizing female vocal chant that’s a bit off but totally on! Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2022 Rimes and Guyton start the song with a mournful chant, joined by Sheila E. on drums with her distinct percussion work. Chloe Melas, CNN, 15 July 2022 Finally In the late innings Tuesday night, a chant from Tiger fans arose down the right field line of Comerica Park. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English chaunten, from Anglo-French chanter, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to Old English hana rooster, Old Irish canid he sings

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of chant was in the 14th century

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