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chanting

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.

  1. Singing, especially as a chant is sung.

    I remember much chanting in church during my childhood.

    The Synod of Aberdeen forbade 'chantings and choruses' at funerals.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of chant