Definition of "chant" in English

verb

1. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

2. To sing or intone sacred text.

3. To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.

   • The football fans chanted insults at the referee.

4. (transitive, archaic) To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

noun

1. Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

2. (music) A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.

3. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

4. A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.