Definition of "chant" []

• A short, simple series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes. (noun)
• A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner. (noun)
• A song or melody. (noun)
• A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally. (noun)
• To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Did the rain chant several friends and I did yesterday do any good?"
• "But now there's even bad news about their fans: Fireman Ed Anzalone, the originator of the J-E-T-S chant, is facing an assault charge following an altercation with a Giants fan during the pre-season Jets/Giants game, according to the Post."
• "This second chant is a necessary corollary to the first."