chants 1 of 2

verb

Definition of chantsnext
present tense third-person singular of chant
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as in sings
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 carols
to produce musical sounds with the voice monks chanting fervently at matins

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chants

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noun

plural of chant
as in choruses

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

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