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chants 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chant
1
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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2
as in vocalizes
to produce musical sounds with the voice monks chanting fervently at matins

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chants

2 of 2

noun

plural of chant
as in choruses

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Recent Examples of chants
Verb
Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle. — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026 As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds. — Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026 The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns. — Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chants
  1. sings
  2. vocalizes
  3. choruses
  4. roars
  5. anthems
  6. ditties
  7. ballads
  8. serenades
Verb
  • The faux Sheeran then sings a song about how both sides can be equally right.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole is among the Yankees who sings along with it.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sings
Verb
  • The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of vocalizes
Noun
  • Both choruses and quartets compete for the ultimate honor of being district and international champions.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There’s less repetition and less in the way of, like, classic choruses.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of choruses
Verb
  • As a syringe containing the cure falls to the ground many stories below, Monster Bryan stands atop the hospital’s skybridge and roars at an approaching National Guard helicopter.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • With their bodies fused to his own, the monstrous Bryan roars atop the hospital as a military helicopter takes aim at him.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of roars
Noun
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony was also set to include a flyover by two B-1 bombers, flower presenters, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of anthems
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
  • Then there’s the entertainment team including a pair of dancers who tackle everything from the tango to bachata, a singer who goes for Alicia Keys-style ballads, a jazzy vocalist, and a piano player.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • By 2017, Cyrus was covering her tattoos with makeup, wearing all white, and singing ballads of marital devotion.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
  • Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of serenades

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“Chants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chants. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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