From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
--Spenser.
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2. To celebrate in song.
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The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall.
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3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or
to a tune called a chant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.
Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
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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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