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
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.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 May 2025
In 2022 the Equality Court of South Africa ruled that the chant does not constitute hate speech.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Verb
Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
In footage from the fun moment shared by the Roland-Garros, the No. 2 player in the world led the crowd in a celebratory chant.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 May 2025
In 2022 the Equality Court of South Africa ruled that the chant does not constitute hate speech.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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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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