chant 1 of 2

verb

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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 carol
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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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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