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chants

4 definitions • 5 examples

1

to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously:

Examples:

The crowd were chanting the team's name.

Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square.

2

to sing a religious prayer or song to a simple tune:

Examples:

We could hear the monks chanting.

3

a word or phrase that is repeated many times:

Examples:

The fans started to sing the familiar football chant, "Here we go, here we go, here we go!"

4

to sing a prayer or song to a simple tune, or to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously:

Examples:

[ I ] We sat for hours listening to the chanting.

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