chant

Meaning of chant

noun
  1. a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
    a group of young people set up a chant of ‘Why are we waiting?’
  2. a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music.
verb
  1. say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
    protesters were chanting slogans
    everyone was singing and chanting

late Middle English (in the sense ‘sing’): from Old French chanter ‘sing’, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere ‘sing’.

Information about chant

  • The plural form of chant is: chants.
  • Languages ​​in which chant is used:

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Hyphenation of chant

chant

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • chant is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

chant synonyms

Meaning intone:

intone, intonate, cantillate

Meaning tone:

tone, intone

Meaning a loud cry expressing a strong emotion or calling attention:

shout

Meaning a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion:

cry

Meaning a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising:

slogan

Meaning a part of a song which is repeated after each verse:

chorus

Meaning say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone:

chanting

Meaning make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune:

sing

Meaning sing or say (something) happily:

carol

Meaning say again something one has already said:

repeat

Translation of chant

Anagrams of chant

Canth, natch

Words that rhyme with chant

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