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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“Everybody was chanting it. It was pretty awesome.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
And when the game finally resumed, about half that crowd was left — and a big portion of that was chanting “Boomer Sooner.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
She thought it was the ocean at first, but then she realized it was chanting.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
