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How to pronounce chanting in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms intonation
Type of singing, vocalizing
Has types cantillation
Derivation chant

Examples of chanting

chanting
The protesters have generally been peaceful, chanting slogans and holding signs.
From the cnn.com
Cooley won, 82-77, and its cheering section went wild, chanting the school name.
From the freep.com
It's a beautiful area, but now you find people chanting lying around meditating.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Mr. Morgan briefly stood up on the reception desk to address the chanting crowd.
From the post-gazette.com
A full house of singing and chanting fans made it an unbelievable place to play.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Once there are enough people, the men flood into the streets and start chanting.
From the time.com
The modified version of the song ends abruptly before the chanting phase starts.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The sound of fervent chanting in one small church fills the surrounding streets.
From the chron.com
By then the crowd's pro-Lakers minority was chanting for the visitors or Bryant.
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More examples
  • A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
  • Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
  • Tone: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
  • (chanted) sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted psalm"
  • (chanting) intonation: the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  • (chancy) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
  • Chant (from Old French chanter) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes (e.g. woah woah) to highly complex musical structures (e.g. ...
  • For the 2008 recording see Chant - Music For Paradise
  • Chant is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, behind the southwest limb as seen from the Earth. It lies within the southwestern part of the blanket of ejecta surrounding the Mare Orientale, beyond the Montes Cordillera mountain ring. ...