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

1 sense of descant

Sense 1
descant, discant -- (a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody)
       => accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support -- (a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts)

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

3 senses of descant

Sense 1
descant -- (sing in descant)
       => sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")

Sense 2
yodel, warble, descant -- (sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains")
       => sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")

Sense 3
descant -- (talk at great length about something of one's interest)
       => discourse, talk about, discuss -- (to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'")