English-Dutch translations for chant

• chanten
• scanderen
  (Demonstranten dringen de plenaire vergaderzaal binnen en scanderen luidkeels leuzen; protest van vele afgevaardigden) (Demonstrators forced their way into the Chamber chanting loudly; protests from numerous members)
  (Het mondeling amendement wordt niet in aanmerking genomen en enkele leden scanderen de leus "Europa is christelijk, niet islamitisch") (The oral amendment was rejected and some Members chanted the slogan 'Europe is Christian, not Muslim')
• zingen

Definition of chant

• To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music
• To sing or intone sacred text
• To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits
• Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony
• Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone
• A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual

Examples

• The football fans chanted insults at the referee.

Related words

• enchantment
• chanterelle
• enchant
• enchanted
• merchant
• enchanting
• chanting
• merchantman
• penchant