chant

chant  (chnt)

n.

1.

a. A short, simple series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.

b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.

c. A song or melody.

2. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally.

v. chant·ed, chant·ing, chants

v.tr.

1. To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.

2. To celebrate in song: chanting a hero's deeds.

3. To say in the manner of a chant: chanted defiant slogans.

v.intr.

1. To sing, especially in the manner of a chant: chanted while a friend jumped rope.

2. To speak monotonously.

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[Probably from French, song, from Old French, from Latin cantus, from past participle of canere, to sing. V., from Middle English chaunten, to sing, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantre, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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chanting·ly adv.

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chant

Verb

1. to repeat (a slogan) over and over

2. to sing or recite (a psalm)

Noun

1. a rhythmic or repetitious slogan repeated over and over, usually by more than one person

2. a religious song with a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are sung on one note [Latin canere to sing]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone Gregorian chant, plainchant, plainsong - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church religious song - religious music for singing
Verb	1.	chant - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" cantillate, intonate, intone singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	2.	chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" intone, tone mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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chant

noun 1. song, carol, chorus, melody, psalm

verb 2. sing, chorus, recite, intone, carol

Translations

chant [tʃɑːnt] n → canto; [of crowd] → gritos mpl

vt → cantar;

the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → los manifestantes corearon su desaprobación

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chant [tʃɑːnt] n → chant m; mélopée f;

(Rel) → psalmodie f

vt → chanter, scander; psalmodier

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chant [tʃɑːnt] n → Sprechchor m;

(Rel) → Gesang m

vt → im (Sprech)chor rufen;

(Rel) → singen

vi → Sprechchöre anstimmen;

(Rel) → singen;

the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → die Demonstranten machten ihrem Unmut in Sprechchören Luft

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chant [tʃɑːnt] n → canto; salmodia; [of crowd] → slogan m inv

vt → cantare; salmodiare;

the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → i dimostranti lanciavano slogan di protesta

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chant

v chant [tʃaːnt]

1 to recite in a singing manner The monks were chanting their prayers. sing-praat يُرتـل، يُنشد повтарям монотонно zpěvavě odříkávat messe singen ψάλλω cantar poollauldes lugema بطور موزون گفتن laulaa, lausua psalmodier לָשִיר अलापना jadnolično pjevati énekel melagukan syngja, tóna salmodiare 唱える 노래하다 giedoti dziedāt (psalmus) dikir op a aa an toon zingen synge ensformig recytować śpiewnie entoar a psalmodia читать нараспев monotónne odriekať peti pevati mässa, rabbla ท่องบทสวดเป็นทำนอง okumak, söylemek 唱 говорити, читати співуче لہک لہک کر پٹھنا xướng 唱

2 to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud The crowd was chanting `We want more!' dreunsing يُرَتِّلُ، يُكَرِّرُ، يَهْتِفُ скандирам skandovat råbe i kor skandieren,herunterleieren επαναλαμβάνω ρυθμικά corear, gritar, repetir skandeerima بطور موزون تکرار کردن huutaa scander לַחֲזוֹר בְּקוֹל दोहराना jednolično pjevati skandál mengulangi söngla, staglast á dire/parlare con voce monotona 繰り返す (항의 구호 등을) 외치다 skanduoti skandēt teriakan yang berulang-ulang in koor roepen i kor rope taktfast skandować entoar a scanda скандировать skandovať vzklikati skandirati skandera พูดซ้ำไปซ้ำมา slogan atmak 大聲重復；齊聲呼喊 скандувати بلند آواز سے دہرانا hô khẩu hiệu 大声重复；齐声呼喊

n

1 a kind of sacred song. gesang تَرْتيل، تَرْنيمَه песнопение chvalozpěv (kostelní zpěv) messe der Kirchengesang ψαλμωδία canto litúrgico, cántico kirikulaul آواز مناجاتی psalmilaulu, resitatiivi psalmodie מִזְמוֹר गीत, भजन jednolično pjevanje (egyházi) ének mazmur sálmasöngur canto, salmodia 聖歌 성가 giesmė dziesma; psalmu dziedāšana berdikir lied salmesang, messing pieśń cântico psalmodiere песнопение spev žalmov psalm crkvena pesma recitativ เพลงที่ใช้ร้องในโบสถ์ ilâhi 聖歌 монотонний спів متبرک گانا thánh ca 圣歌

2 a phrase or slogan constantly repeated Stop the cuts!' was the chant. dreunsang هُتاف، تَكْرار лозунг skandování slagord der Singsang, der Slogan σύνθημα eslogan, consigna lööklause شعار یا عبارتی که مرتب تکرار شود iskulause slogan (scandé) לִקְרוֹא בְּקוֹל שוב וָשוּב गीत, मंत्र, नारा jednolično pjevanje szlogen slogan baráttufrasi, slagorð cantilena くり返し唱える文句 (항의 등의) 구호 šūkis monotona skandēšana meneriakkan berulang-ulang kreet taktfast roping av slagord hasło cantilena slogan скандирование skandovanie refren povik rop, mässande วลีคล้องจอง slogan (連續重復的詞句或口號) скандування بار بار دوہرایا جانے والا نعرہ sự hô khẩu hiệu （连续重复的词句或口号）