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.
chanted
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past participleof chant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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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“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Amid homage to Bowen, singing about bubbles and West Ham being 'massive', the visiting supporters also chanted repeatedly about former chairman David Sullivan.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
They chanted, “Who should pay? Shareholders should pay!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those near me informed me that he made the drum speak, and that it chanted the praise-songs of his people in ancient times and their exploits martial.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
