Thesaurus results for CHANT

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verb

ˈchant

Definition of chant

as in to sing

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant, "We want the show to start!"

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as in to vocalize

to produce musical sounds with the voice monks chanting fervently at matins

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Recent Examples of chant

Verb

People started singing, chanting, and cheering together on the street while standing in the rain. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Saturday’s match was missing the loud Latin passion and party atmosphere that South American teams’ fans would have brought; the near-constant singing and chanting to a steady pounding drumbeat. — Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

Noun

Separately, there continues to be an issue over Mexican fans’ use of a homophobic chant, examples of which have been heard during this World Cup. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chant

Verb

Knowing when to stand, when to sing and when to boo the visiting team is part of what makes a home game feel like home.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Placing a special focus on R&B and new music discovery, Grice often weaves games into his variety show; a particularly viral bit asks guests to sing in a game of word association.

— Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of sing

Noun

When not excavating and eating Rosenthal’s bread and cheese, the men rehearse for a musical comedy performance featuring a chorus line of men in drag.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Porter Police Chief Dan Dickey, supported by the Porter Town Council, joined the chorus.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of chorus

Noun

Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 May 2026

Definition of lullaby

Noun

The scene, which is played earnestly and runs a tad shorter in length than the Kens’ Barbie serenade to Matchbox 20, was always scripted to include Oasis’s most popular song.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 July 2026
With wonder and with great shame the yodel is an orphaned sound, a sound that turns the serenade toward an addressee that is destined to never hear it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of serenade

Noun

Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

Definition of motet

Noun

After 110 goals in 172 appearances to go with three consecutive promotions, Mullin’s hero status is assured at The Racecourse Ground, meaning the terrace ditty in his honour seems certain to live on.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 June 2026
All the more reason to keep this bouncy ditty on loop.

— Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of ditty

Noun

Although Jones takes responsibility for the hurt and dysfunction his compulsive tomcatting caused, the legendary lothario details his conquests with barely disguised glee.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Now, there is country-wide camaraderie and glee, mainstream momentum like never before.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of glee

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