chanted; chanting; chants
1
: to make melodic sounds with the voice
especially
: to sing a chant
2
: to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone
protesters were chanting outside
1
Examples of chant in a Sentence
Verb
The crowd began chanting her name.
They chanted “Sara, Sara” until she came back on stage.
Protesters were chanting outside the governor's home.
They were chanting in Arabic.
Priests chanted the Catholic Mass in Latin.
Noun
Our chant was “Peace now, peace now!”.
Chant is often used as a form of meditation and prayer.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Chan wiped away tears during Sunday’s news conference and chanted slogans with other members at the end.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 July 2025
The crowd led chants against Lee and other Republican leaders, who have resisted two years of heated gun reform protests at the General Assembly.
Juan and Carlos Corea, Escalante's uncles, held aloft a smiling portrait of their niece in her quinceañera dress before addressing the crowd in Spanish.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Outside were members of the brand’s unofficial posse, generally dressed in baggy jeans, T-shirts, and hat and headscarf combos, chanted ‘Obligatory’, the show’s name, as VIPs began to filter in while the crowd waited.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Chan wiped away tears during Sunday’s news conference and chanted slogans with other members at the end.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
While performing at Glastonbury, Bobby led multiple chants.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 July 2025
The crowd led chants against Lee and other Republican leaders, who have resisted two years of heated gun reform protests at the General Assembly.
Juan and Carlos Corea, Escalante's uncles, held aloft a smiling portrait of their niece in her quinceañera dress before addressing the crowd in Spanish.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chant. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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chant
1 of 2 verb1
: to sing especially in the way a chant is sung
2
: to recite or speak with no change in tone
chanter
noun
chant
2 of 2 noun1
: a melody in which several words or syllables are sung in one tone
2
: something spoken in the style of a chant
Etymology
Verb
Middle English chaunten "to chant," from early French chanter (same meaning), derived from Latin canere "to sing" — related to cant entry 3, cantata, chantey, charm
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