chant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
verb recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
verb utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.

It chanted barbarically--and was still. — The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer
She swung herself, she chanted. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
Ivor!" they chanted like a prayer,--"Ivor! — The Lost Prince, Frances Hodgson Burnett

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