chanted; chanting; chants
1
: to make melodic sounds with the voice
especially
: to sing a chant
2
: to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone
protesters were chanting outside
1
Synonyms
Examples of chant in a Sentence
Verb
The crowd began chanting her name.
They chanted “Sara, Sara” until she came back on stage.
Protesters were chanting outside the governor's home.
They were chanting in Arabic.
Priests chanted the Catholic Mass in Latin.
Noun
Our chant was “Peace now, peace now!”.
Chant is often used as a form of meditation and prayer.
Recent Examples on the Web
John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2024
Just past midnight, a group of some three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters handed out signs and started chanting outside of the locked Columbia University gates.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, a chanting crowd surrounded a police vehicle, video showed.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Columbia students agree to remove some tents, university says
At Columbia, student protesters gathered on campus early Wednesday for another day of demonstrations while just outside the gates protesters were chanting in support of the students.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The crowd is chanting his name for the next minute.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Students chanted protest slogans, danced and watched movies.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
The protesters formed a circle around her, chanting incendiary slogans and taunting her.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
Outside the dispensary, a standoff ensued for a few minutes between chanting protesters attempting to enter the store and a man wearing sunglasses and a Phoenix Suns cap.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2024
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2024
At Columbia, which closed its gates, protesters on the other side added to a sense of chaos, with many shouting antisemitic chants and threatening students.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
At times, the small group, comprising around a dozen men, women and children, exchanged chants with the more than 100 pro-Palestinian student encampment protesters.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Since then, dozens of demonstrators left the encampment, with many rejoining the chants from the opposite side of the barricades.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Protesters pitched more than a dozen tents and carried in food and water to the Tivoli Quad as organizers led chants, gave legal advice and pledged to stay until CU officials met their demands.
—Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Those rituals involved dances, chants and characters using elaborate wooden masks.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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The beam is coupled with a chant
There was no fooling readers with this question.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
He could be seen on numerous videos alongside other Proud Boys during the insurrection, dressed in tactical gear, leading chants and wielding the ax handle inside the Capitol.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Away from the cameras and chanting crowds, Maria is still a mother who lost her child.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2024
Just past midnight, a group of some three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters handed out signs and started chanting outside of the locked Columbia University gates.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, a chanting crowd surrounded a police vehicle, video showed.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Columbia students agree to remove some tents, university says
At Columbia, student protesters gathered on campus early Wednesday for another day of demonstrations while just outside the gates protesters were chanting in support of the students.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The crowd is chanting his name for the next minute.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Students chanted protest slogans, danced and watched movies.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
The protesters formed a circle around her, chanting incendiary slogans and taunting her.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
Outside the dispensary, a standoff ensued for a few minutes between chanting protesters attempting to enter the store and a man wearing sunglasses and a Phoenix Suns cap.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2024
Noun
And that tepid response has led to increased, vitriolic chants on campus.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2024
At Columbia, which closed its gates, protesters on the other side added to a sense of chaos, with many shouting antisemitic chants and threatening students.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
At times, the small group, comprising around a dozen men, women and children, exchanged chants with the more than 100 pro-Palestinian student encampment protesters.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Since then, dozens of demonstrators left the encampment, with many rejoining the chants from the opposite side of the barricades.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Protesters pitched more than a dozen tents and carried in food and water to the Tivoli Quad as organizers led chants, gave legal advice and pledged to stay until CU officials met their demands.
—Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Those rituals involved dances, chants and characters using elaborate wooden masks.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Quiz results 8,800 watts - 35% of answers 10,100 watts - 31% of answers
100,000 watts - 27% of answers
2,800 watts - 7% of answers
The beam is coupled with a chant
There was no fooling readers with this question.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
He could be seen on numerous videos alongside other Proud Boys during the insurrection, dressed in tactical gear, leading chants and wielding the ax handle inside the Capitol.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chant. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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chant
1 of 2 verb1
: to sing especially in the way a chant is sung
2
: to recite or speak with no change in tone
chanter
noun
chant
2 of 2 noun1
: a melody in which several words or syllables are sung in one tone
2
: something spoken in the style of a chant
Etymology
Verb
Middle English chaunten "to chant," from early French chanter (same meaning), derived from Latin canere "to sing" — related to cant entry 3, cantata, chantey, charm
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