| Front | chant |
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| Back | chant noun, verb BrE /tʃɑːnt/ NAmE /tʃænt/ noun word origin example bank 1 [countable] words or phrases that a group of people shout or sing again and again The crowd broke into chants of ‘Out! Out!’ football chants 2 [countable, uncountable] a religious song or prayer or a way of singing, using only a few notes that are repeated many times a Buddhist chant see also Gregorian chant verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive, transitive] to sing or shout the same words or phrases many times A group of protesters, chanting and carrying placards, waited outside. ~ sth The crowd chanted their hero's name. ‘Resign! Resign!’ they chanted. 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to sing or say a religious song or prayer using only a few notes that are repeated many times chant•ing /BrE ˈtʃɑːntɪŋ; NAmE ˈtʃæntɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] The chanting rose in volume. |
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