[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chant \chant\, v. t. imp.  p. p. chanted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   chanting. f. chanter, fr. l. cantare, intens. of canere
   to sing. cf. cant affected speaking, and see hen.
   1. to utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
      1913 webster

            the cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to celebrate in song.
      1913 webster

            the poets chant in the theaters.      --bramhall.
      1913 webster

   3. mus. to sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or
      to a tune called a chant.
      1913 webster
see also:
chanted chanting cant hen 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chanting \chant"ing\ ch.ant"i^ng, n.
   singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
   1913 webster

   chanting falcon zool., an african falcon melierax
      canorus or musicus. the male has the habit, remarkable
      in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is
      incubating.
      1913 webster
see also:
chanting falcon melierax canorus or musicus 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chanting
     n : the act of singing in a monotonous tone syn: intonation
see also:
intonation 

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