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.
chantingly
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a word derived from
chant.
Example Sentences
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She says over the words, cooingly, chantingly, or frantically, as the expression marks, to which she seems to act, demand.
From Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory by Arthur Symons
