'Chanting' definitions:

Definition of 'chanting'

noun

The act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: intonation, chanting]

From: GCIDE

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]

From: GCIDE

Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[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]