descant

descant

verb

Definition of DESCANT

1

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject <an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare>

Synonyms declaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, speak

Related Words recite, soliloquize; dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize; mouth, spout; filibuster

2

to produce musical sounds with the voice <the soprano descanted above the melody line>

Synonyms carol, chant, descant, vocalize

Related Words belt, croon, harmonize, hum, lilt, quaver, scat, sharp, slur, trill, troll, warble, yodel; serenade