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De - Pt| English Dictionary: chanting | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for chanting | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chant \Chant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chanting}.] [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. {Cant} affected speaking, and see {Hen}.] 1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing. The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music. --Spenser. 2. To celebrate in song. The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall. 3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[adot]nt"[icr]ng), n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. {Chanting falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon ({Melierax canorus or musicus}). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating. | |
