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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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chant

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noun

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Verb
His demand escalated to a chant. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Golf fans took to social media to express their surprise and dismay over McMahan’s chant. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Thousands of fans waited for hours in the sun outside the venue, holding signs, banners and balloons — chanting, screaming and hoping to catch a glimpse of the star. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 Some fans may have gone over the line with their chanting toward Rory McIlroy. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chant
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Verb
  • Country music star Tanya Tucker sang at his bedside.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Before Ok-seon can fire the missiles, Jun-sang moves to arrest her.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the past decade, Tranter has established himself as one of the music industry’s most reliable hitmakers, thanks to his clever, boisterous lyricism and dramatic, over-the-top choruses and hooks.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And that’s really the chorus of The Fighter.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Melanie's artistry from Greenwich Village to Woodstock to lullabies For Melanie, creativity occupied the broadest and most all-encompassing spectrum.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And for those more interested in Mulaney’s musical stylings, the MLB graciously posted the below clip of his seventh inning stretch serenade.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Write a love letter, send flowers, or serenade that special person.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And on 57 minutes, Mark’s photograph was displayed on The Hawthorns’ two big screens, with supporters delivering a chorus of the club’s traditional anthem, The Lord’s My Shepherd.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The alt-rock band was in fine form throughout the 90-minute, 18-song set which was chockful of soaring anthems dating back to the 2000s.
    George A. Paul, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • Nish Kumar and Mark Watson deliver a surprisingly catchy little ditty, but the real crowning moment comes when Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips take the stage.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Arguably the most famous depiction of Ophelia in pop culture in recent years is the 2019 film Ophelia, which reimagined Hamlet from Ophelia’s point of view, with Daisy Ridley starring as Ophelia.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Under that partnership, Swift grew from a precocious country songwriter into a global pop star.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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