- present participle of chant.
chanting
Example Sentences
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Footage shared by rights groups on social media showed inmates sitting outside their cells chanting "no to execution".
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Outside a metro station, 18-year-old high school students Tomas Hernanz and Martin Pena still had hoarse voices after hours of chanting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Where there were once hecklers and whistles, there is rowdy chanting of his first name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He dropped to the ground, almost in slow motion, as close to 15,000 supporters erupted in celebration and began chanting his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The music began: a breath of strings, then a whisper of voices, chanting, soft as silk, but somehow piercing.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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