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Antonyms for de-scanting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun, adjective des-kant; verb des-kant, dis- |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective ˈdɛs kænt; verb dɛsˈkænt, dɪs- |
Definition of de-scanting
Origin :- late 14c., from Old North French descant (Old French deschant), from Medieval Latin discantus "refrain, part-song," from Latin dis- "asunder, apart" (see dis-) + cantus "song" (see chant). Spelling was partly Latinized 16c. Originally "counterpoint."
- As in narrate : verb describe, detail
- As in ramble : verb talk aimlessly, endlessly
- As in sing : verb carry a tune with one's voice
- As in speak : verb talk
- As in speak : verb address; give a lecture
- As in descant : verb remark
- As in chant : verb sing simple song or song part
- As in discourse : verb discuss, speak about
- As in discuss : verb talk over with another
Synonyms for de-scanting
- allege
- altercate
- amplify
- argue
- articulate
- assert
- aver
- babble
- be diffuse
- beat around bush
- belt out
- blab
- blather
- bounce off
- break silence
- burst into song
- buzz
- canary
- cantillate
- canvass
- carol
- chant
- characterize
- chat
- chatter
- chew
- chirp
- choir
- chorus
- chronicle
- comment
- commentate
- communicate
- compare notes
- confab
- confabulate
- confer
- consider
- consult with
- contend
- contest
- converse
- convey
- criticize
- croon
- debate
- declaim
- declare
- deliberate
- delineate
- deliver
- depart
- depict
- descant
- develop
- digress
- dilate upon
- discept
- disclose
- discourse
- discourse about
- discuss
- dispute
- dissert
- dissertate
- divagate
- diverge
- doxologize
- drawl
- drift
- drivel
- drone
- duet
- dwell on
- elaborate
- enlarge
- enumerate
- enunciate
- examine
- exchange views on
- excurse
- expand
- expatiate
- explain
- expound
- express
- figure
- gab
- gas
- get across
- get off the subject
- get together
- give a meeting
- give an account of
- go
- go astray
- go into
- go off on tangent
- go on and on
- gossip
- groan
- groupthink
- harangue
- harmonize
- harp on
- hash over
- hold forth
- hum
- hymn
- intone
- jaw
- kick about
- knock around
- lecture
- lift up a voice
- line out
- lip
- lose the thread
- lullaby
- make known
- make melody
- make public
- maunder
- meander
- modulate
- moot
- mouth
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
- open one's mouth
- orate
- paint
- perorate
- picture
- pipe
- pitch
- plead
- pop off
- portray
- prelect
- proclaim
- pronounce
- prose
- protract
- purr
- put heads together
- put into words
- rant and rave
- rap
- rattle on
- reason about
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- relate
- remark
- repeat
- report
- resound
- reveal
- review
- roar
- say
- serenade
- sermonize
- set forth
- shout
- sift
- singsong
- solo
- sound
- speak one's piece
- spiel
- spill
- spin
- spout
- state
- stray
- stump
- take up
- talk
- talk nonsense
- talk off top of head
- talk randomly
- tell
- tell a story
- thrash out
- toss around
- treat
- trill
- troll
- tune
- unfold
- utter
- ventilate
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- wait
- wander
- warble
- weigh
- whine
- whisper
- whistle
- yak
- yakkety-yak
- yammer
- yodel
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