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.
has been chanting
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present perfect progressiveof chant (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The mere chorus-singers of the Grove are also beginning to be silent; so that the jubilate that has been chanting for the last month is now over.
From Mirror of the Months by Peter George Patmore
From the beginning until now, humanity has been chanting an undying melody in which my voice, too, forms a part.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
