chanting

Everyday

1. Singing or saying words over and over on one or a few notes, often in religious worship. tree →
2. A crowd shouting the same words again and again, at a football match or protest. tree →
3. (school) Saying something together in rhythm to learn it, like times tables. tree →

In the lessons

In church life monks sing Gregorian chant; in Buddhism and Hinduism people chant mantras such as «Om». At sports matches fans chant the team's name. In class pupils may chant times tables («three fours are twelve»). Phrases: «the crowd was chanting», «chanting slogans», «chanting monks».

Examples

• The monks were chanting in the old abbey. tree →
• The crowd kept chanting the player's name. tree →
• We learned the times tables by chanting them. tree →
• Buddhist monks start the day with chanting. tree →
• Protesters were chanting «Save our park!» tree →
• Soft chanting came from the temple. tree →
• The funeral pyre was then lighted, and the voices of the Muses were heard chanting his funeral dirge. tree →

Note

«Chanting» can be a noun (uncountable) or the -ing form of the verb «chant». A chant (countable) is one set of words that is chanted. Do not confuse with «enchanting», which means charming or magical.