chanting
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.
Verb[edit]
chanting
- present participle and gerund of chant
Noun[edit]
chanting (usually uncountable, plural chantings)
- Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
- I remember much chanting in church during my childhood.
- The Synod of Aberdeen forbade 'chantings and choruses' at funerals.