Synonyms of chanting

chanting

verb

present participle of chant

1

as in singing

to utter in musical or drawn out tones

the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant, "We want the show to start!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• singing
• intoning
• roaring
• intonating
• bellowing
• chorusing
• belting
• chiming

2

as in vocalizing

to produce musical sounds with the voice

monks chanting fervently at matins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• singing
• vocalizing
• carolling
• caroling
• humming
• crooning
• warbling
• descanting
• trilling
• lilting
• trolling
• quavering
• yodeling
• serenading
• slurring
• harmonizing
• yodelling
• belting
• sharping
• scatting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chanting

Arrive early with cash in hand to sample authentic dishes like mango sticky rice and noodle soup while listening to monks chanting in the riverside temple. —Jesse Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Video footage circulating on social media and via media outlets, including the New York Post, purportedly shows the woman chanting at people attending a vigil for Kirk. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025

On stadium chanting Brandon Aubrey’s name. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025

The crowd can be heard chanting Kirk’s name. —Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025

Supporters start chanting Kirk's name ahead of his appearance. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025

Among them was that chanting and dancing could cleanse the body of sin. —Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

The highlights of a stay here include the pre-dawn ritual of chanting from a wat (a Buddhist temple or monastery) or, in the evenings, browsing the high-energy night market. —Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025

In March 2024, about 100 students and others staged a demonstration at the school's Honors Convocation, holding signs and chanting calls for divestment, according to a Michigan Daily report. —John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025