Synonyms of chanting

chanting

verb

present participle of chant

1

as in singing

to utter in musical or drawn out tones

the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant, "We want the show to start!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• singing
• intoning
• roaring
• intonating
• bellowing
• chorusing
• belting
• chiming

2

as in vocalizing

to produce musical sounds with the voice

monks chanting fervently at matins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• singing
• vocalizing
• humming
• caroling
• crooning
• warbling
• descanting
• trilling
• lilting
• trolling
• quavering
• yodeling
• serenading
• slurring
• harmonizing
• belting
• sharping
• scatting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chanting

Syrians gathered around the court in Damascus, chanting, clapping and waving the Syrian flag as news of the sentences spread. — Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Outpouring of grief The sound of sobbing underlays chanting in dozens of dialects woven together in a single expression of sorrow for Imam Hussein and his companions and family, killed and taken captive in the defining event of Shia Islam. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Videos shared online showed protesters chanting slogans, clashes breaking out and people fleeing as security forces moved in. — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Many children were in attendance, chanting his name before the news conference began. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Moments earlier, residents had walked out chanting after County Judge Tim O'Hare ordered the chamber cleared following several outbursts. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

While the loudest voices inside Target Center spent the afternoon condemning Cunningham, young girls waited near the tunnel chanting her name. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace, district police chief Omar Khan said. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 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