US /t͡ʃænt/ UK /t͡ʃɑːnt/
verb Freq #11239

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

    The students chanted the same slogan over and over again.

  2. 2
    verb

    to recite with musical intonation

    Recite as a chant or a psalm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to utter monotonously and... tone
2 verb · to recite with musical... cantillateintonateintone
Word family
Forms chantedchantingchants
Derived forms chantablechantlikefanchantplainchantrechantunchanted
Related forms cantcantorcantoratecantrixchanterenchantincantationenchantmentenchantingdisenchantment

Etymology

From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.

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