chanteys

noun

variants or chanties or shanties
plural of chantey
as in ballads

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  1. ballads
  2. ditties
  3. choruses
  4. arias
  5. spirituals
  6. lyrics
  7. songs
  8. standards
Noun
  • As a result, the concert featured no acoustic sets, no power ballads, no reason for anybody to sit down.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The soft, soothing sounds of Anne Murray and the over-the-top, emotional ballads of Barbra Streisand had filled our living room and shaped my understanding of female singers.
    — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 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 ditties
Noun
  • Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On its Greek-music nights, Thalami offers the less polished version after midnight, when regulars and seasonal staff take over the choruses.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of choruses
Noun
  • The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Definition of arias
Noun
  • Delta musicians also often used call-and-response patterns, which were common in African music and were used in other blues styles and in African American sacred music, including spirituals.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Over his career, Sykes performed in venues around the world and across genres — opera, gospel, spirituals, show tunes, folk and pop — working with figures including Renée Fleming, Terence Blanchard, Carlos Santana, Julie Andrews and Brian Wilson.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of spirituals
Noun
  • Less pleading and more of a warning, Beyoncé’s version of the beloved hit features different lyrics and an introduction that directly references the original track.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, both the moonwalk and the glove feature in the lyrics.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • But the biggest legacy Parton leaves is her songwriting, and three songs define her more than any others.
    — Wendy Hargreaves, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • By North Carolina’s historical standards, the answer should be no, but the bar has been lowered so much that a trip to a bottom-tier bowl feels like a victory.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Though the enrollment trend can be stabilizing to its balance sheet, the district is still performing well by state standards.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of standards
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“Chanteys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanteys. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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