chant
noun
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
chants
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pluralof chant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof chant (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
chantnouna short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
Example Sentences
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Leaving the theater, he chants, “I want to be a paratrooper, I want to be a paratrooper.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
In December, an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police into chants made by the performer at the Glastonbury Festival concluded with no further action being taken.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
You know, that place at the end of the Padres’ incessant “Beat L.A.” chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
When Boobie Miles returned to the football field, no one called out his name with those bellowing chants that had rocked the Watermelon Feed in a moment that seemed like a millennium before.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
