chant
verb
- to recite as a chant, intone
noun
- literary genre of lyrical poetry
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑːnt/ / /t͡ʃant/ / /t͡ʃaːnt/
name
Etymology: Probably a nickname from French chant (“song, melody”).
- A surname from French.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.
- Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
- A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
- A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
- Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
“His strange face, his strange chant.”
- A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.
- To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
“the cherefull birds of sundry kind / Do chaunt sweet musick, to delight his mind”
- To sing or intone sacred text.
- To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
“The football fans chanted insults at the referee.”
“On their way to Parliament Square, the demonstrators chanted slogans, sang the Hungarian national anthem, and waved banners and Hungarian flags (minus the hated Communist emblem).”
- To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.