chanting

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chanting has 1 sense

chanting(n = noun.act) intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone;

is a kind of singing, vocalizing

has particulars: cantillation

Derived form verb chant₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chanting, n.

Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. [1913 Webster]

Chanting falcon (Zoöl.), 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.