Synonyms for chant

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : chant, chahnt

Phonetic Transcription : tʃænt, tʃɑnt

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Définition of chant

Origin : late 14c., from Old French chanter "to sing, celebrate" (12c.), from Latin cantare "to sing," originally frequentative of canere "sing" (which it replaced), from PIE root *kan- "to sing" (cf. Greek eikanos "cock," Old English hana "cock," both literally "bird who sings for sunrise;" Old Irish caniaid "sings," Welsh canu "sing"). The frequentative quality of the word was no longer felt in Latin, and by the time French emerged the word had entirely displaced canere. Related: Chanted; chanting.

noun chorus of song
verb sing simple song or song part

Example sentences :

Then, if you like, we can chant confidences in an antiphonal chorus.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

And then all the voices, the thousands of voices, began the chant of adoration and gratitude.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

You ought to hear Angie and the rest of 'em chant hymns of glory about him.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

That doleful wailing song of hers was the first chant of madness.
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

At last he began to chant the death-song, which he had learned from the older braves.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

Low at first, then louder and louder came the rattling cacophony of their chant.
Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat

He began to chant, unconscious as a harp through which strikes a strong wind.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Then she began to skip around her companion and chant, "I know a secret, I know a secret."
Extract from : « The Hunters » by William Morrison

"That's enough of that," ordered Brennan, and Benton's chant stopped.
Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson

And at the end of what seemed to be a versicle of his chant he called Bluebeard.
Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various

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