chant

CHANT, verb transitive 1. To sing; to utter a melodious voice; that is, to cant or throw the voice in modulations.The cheerful birds do chant sweet music.2. To celebrate in song; as, to chant the praises of Jehovah.3. To sing, as in church-service; to repeat words in a kind of canting voice, with modulations.CHANT, verb intransitive 1. To sing; to make melody with the voice.They chant to the sound of the viol. Amos 6:5.2. To repeat words in the church-service with a kind of singing.CHANT, noun Song; melody; church-service