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verb

ˈchant How to pronounce chant (audio)
Definition of chantnext
1
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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2
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

as in chorus

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Recent Examples of chant
Verb
Marvel fans are donning Doctor Doom masks being given out in the room, chanting and screaming. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Activists in pink balaclavas led by Nadya Tolokonnikova and other members of Pussy Riot, together with the feminist dissent group FEMEN, shot smoke flares and waved Ukrainian flags outside the Russian pavilion, chanting anti-war slogans. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Noun
Spare as a schoolyard chant, stalwart producer Kenny Laguna created a perfect back-and-forth between crisp handclaps and dirty chords. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 The quasi-moon takes its name from the Hawaiian chant Kumulipo, according to the University of Hawaii. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chant
  1. sing
  2. chorus
  3. lullaby
  4. serenade
  5. anthem
  6. motet
  7. ditty
  8. glee
Verb
  • In episode 2, Harris’ character meets up with Beth and Rip at bar and later is asked to come on stage and sing.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
  • News reported that the newlyweds also had sung together at their rehearsal dinner.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of sing
Noun
  • But a growing chorus of patients, clinicians, and advocacy organizations are sounding the alarm that the agency is failing to use this regulatory flexibility.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 31 July 2026
  • Now her uncle Gary Goldsmith is publicly joining in the chorus.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of chorus
Noun
  • Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
  • The book will also be accompanied by a forthcoming lullaby written and performed by Mercer, extending the story beyond the page, while the audiobook edition will be narrated by the musician himself.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 July 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
  • Boy that served as the event’s anthem this time around, remains one of the biggest hits in the world.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • This is about marching behind a singular flag and singing a singular anthem.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of anthem
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
  • Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of motet
Noun
  • Soon, United’s supporters were singing this weird ditty in salute to a goalkeeper who could be, well, in the grand tradition of the position, eccentric.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of ditty
Noun
  • Aegon cackles with glee as Tyland ducks to the ground and his enemies snap, crackle, pop in the night.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • To the director’s glee, modern audiences may be more uncomfortable with Erika and Elliot’s lopsided power dynamic than the sight of sweet-faced Hoffman in a pig mask and panties.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of glee

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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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