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 Chant v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chanting.]
 1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
    The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.   --Spenser.
 2. To celebrate in song.
    The poets chant in the theaters.   --Bramhall.
 3. Mus. To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.

 Chant·ing n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
 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.
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 chanting
      n : the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: intonation]