chanting

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chanting

Where it comes from

From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of chant

noun chantings

uncountable, usually Singing, especially as a chant is sung. I remember much chanting in church during my childhood.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: intonation, singing, echoing, saying, cheering, repeating, calling, shouting, slogans, reciting, cantillating, vocalizing, intoning, incanting, chorusing, sloganeering

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noun singing, especially as a chant is sung

Español	canturreo

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@misc{chanting_2026,
  title = {chanting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chanting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}