'Descanting' definitions:
Definition of 'Descanting'
From: GCIDE
- Descant \Des*cant"\ (d[e^]s*k[a^]nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Descanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Descanting.] [From descant; n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter, deschanter; L. dis- + cantare to sing.]
- 1. To sing a variation or accomplishment. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large. [1913 Webster]
- A virtuous man should be pleased to find people descanting on his actions. --Addison. [1913 Webster]