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.
was chanting
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past progressiveof chant.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"The fight is only beginning," he told the crowd, which was chanting his name.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
There was chanting, cheering, singing, and dancing for hours in the lead-up to and throughout the event.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2024
"Breaking down, I hit the floor /All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, 'More'," she sings on the deceitfully upbeat I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
By the time she finished her set, the whole room was chanting “Otra, otra, otra!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
In my head The Mountain was chanting, Thump, thump, thump.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
