- 1[intransitive, transitive] to sing or shout the same words or phrases many times A group of protesters, chanting and carrying placards, waited outside. chant something The crowd chanted their hero's name. “Resign! Resign!” they chanted.
- 2[intransitive, transitive] chant (something) to sing or say a religious song or prayer using only a few notes that are repeated many times
chant
verbNAmE//tʃænt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chant he / she / it chants
past simple chanted
-ing form chanting
noun [uncountable] The chanting rose in volume.See chant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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