Thesaurus results for DISCANT

descant 1 of 2

verb

ˈdes-ˌkant

Definition of descant

as in to speak

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare

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as in to chant

to produce musical sounds with the voice the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

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descant

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noun

variants also discant

as in chorus

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as in observation

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Recent Examples of descant

Noun

Bart, too idiosyncratic merely to copy the idiosyncrasies of the movie’s Christopher Lloyd, instead adds a descant of commentary atop them, sometimes seeming to extemporize a different show entirely. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023 For seven decades, Katz has been providing a visual descant to the work of the New York School of poets, many of whom were his friends. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for descant

Verb

In the Arabic-speaking pic, Barhom stars as Hichem, a customs officer on the Algerian-Tunisian border, who tries to provide a decent life for his wife Leila and little daughter Zineb.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Mays declined to speak to CNN but a friend and fellow lawyer, Richard Jaffe, passed along a statement from him.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of speak

Noun

On a recent episode of Therapuss, all Jake Shane needed to say was the word Boston and the episode’s guest, singer Role Model, began to croon Lefty’s infectious chorus.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Owens went to the top rope, but Punk rolled out of the target zone to a chorus of boos.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of chorus

Verb

Today, young people are increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of politicians lecturing them about the virtues of voting while in practice facilitating disengagement.

— David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Those experiences deepen understanding in ways that lectures and memorization alone rarely can.

— Lisa Schade, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecture

Verb

Kevin Winter / Getty Images Some of country music’s royalty sang her praises and were joined by a younger generation of musicians and songwriters who heralded her as an inspiration.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Watching all ten members sing at once is funny the way the seven dwarves all sleeping in their little beds next to each other is funny.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sing

Noun

Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.

— Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024

Definition of motet

Noun

His remarks could send fresh ripples through both equities and Treasuries.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026