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Noun: chanting  chăn-ting
  1. The act of singing in a monotonous tone
    - intonation
Verb: chant  chănt
  1. Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
    - intone, intonate, cantillate
     
  2. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
    - tone, intone

Derived forms: chantings

See also: chanter

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

Encyclopedia: Chant Chant, Kenneth David Chant, Plain

Chanting