I. chant 1 /tʃɑːnt $ tʃænt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chanter 'to sing' , from Latin cantare , from canere ]
1 . to repeat a word or phrase again and again:
protesters chanting anti-government slogans
2 . to sing or say a religious song or prayer in a way that involves using only one note or ↑ tone :
a priest chanting the liturgy
II. chant 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . words or phrases that are repeated again and again by a group of people:
Others in the crowd took up the chant (=began chanting) .
chant of
chants of ‘oh no, we won’t go’
2 . a regularly repeated tune, often with many words sung on one note, especially used for religious prayers
—chanter noun [countable]