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Adjective: chanted  chãn-tid
  1. Sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
    "a chanted psalm"
Verb: chant  chãnt
  1. Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    "The rabbi chanted a prayer";
    - intone, intonate, cantillate [rare]
     
  2. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again";
    - tone, intone

See also: musical

Type of: mouth, sing, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Chant, Plain