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

Williams was placed on a stretcher and wheeled off the court, where the Thunder faithful were chanting his name. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Around her, an ecstatic crowd was dancing and chanting in celebration of the former union leader’s reelection. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

On Tuesday evening, protesters gathered outside the City Council chambers, beating drums and chanting through a microphone as council members finished a discussion on homelessness. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The demonstrators can be seen chanting and holding placards in the video above, from the Reuters news agency. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

An hour before a ball was even kicked on Sunday afternoon, the beating of drums and chanting from the River Guard supporters group could be heard loud and clear from the locker rooms at the Boas Soccer Complex. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Erick Fedde made only two relief appearances, including the memorable bulk role in Game 3 of the ALDS, leaving to thunderous applause and the sound of 40,000 Sox fans chanting his name. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Some protesters nevertheless broke through police cordons, chanting slogans against Modi and election authorities before being detained. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026