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Chanted

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.

    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.

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chanted

vb. (en-past of: chant)

WordNet
chanted

adj. sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted psalm"

Usage examples of "chanted".

Helva hissed, then chanted the second phrase of her Dylan, again picking up the tempo so that the beat as well as the sound had urgency to it.

He Who Orders has been taken," chanted the 732 and the crowd echoed the chant as readily as they had Helva's.

Sister Epiphania chanted as she rushed forward to succor Lila, who screamed in terror when 'Phania touched her.

The invisible tenor also had a vibrant speaking voice, and, better yet, an appreciation of the humor in their impromptu performance for she caught the ripple of laughter in his chanted phrases.

She chanted at it, calling it up from the recesses of her body to restore the cells with its healing miracle, especially the pain.

The only time he had felt good was that day in the village, when he had chanted his poem and all of the people had understood it.

Liam Maloney agreed to go to Deadhorse, then chanted a new song about the death of his mother while she was away from the planet being questioned by Intergal.

The mode was mostly either a rhyme scheme to some ancient Irish air or a free-verse poem chanted Inuit style to the accompaniment of a drum.

That was one of the few songs rhymed and sung to an old Irish air instead of chanted to drums.

Pointing his finger at each egg with each syllable, he chanted, "Eeny, meeny, tipsy teeny, ah vu bumberini.

Bok stood beside him, holding an unrolled parchment out in view while Dendybar poured a smoky liquid from a beaker over a white feather and chanted the runes of the spell.

As he chanted through the ritual, the scene became more real, more tangible.

LaValle chanted softly and waved the scepter in front of the Taros Hoop again, then he reached through the glassy curtain separating the planes and caught the sleepy Regis by the hair.

The clerics chanted in unison, placing one hand delicately upon the forehead of their respective soldier, tuning in to his passions.

The elemental grimaced in pain-apparently Drizzt could indeed hurt it with his en chanted weapons.