Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chant

1 sense of chant

Sense 1
chant -- (a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone)
       => religious song -- (religious music for singing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chant

2 senses of chant

Sense 1
chant, intone, intonate, cantillate -- (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer")
       => sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")

Sense 2
tone, chant, intone -- (utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again")
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

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