'Chanting' definitions:
Definition of 'chanting'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: intonation, chanting]
Definition of '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]
Definition of 'Chanting'
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]