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The big political news, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's running for governor of California, and already, people are chanting, 'Four more vowels, four more vowels.'
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Meaning of "chanting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHANTING

chanting  [ˈtʃɑːntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHANTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chanting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHANTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chanting

Chant

A chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song.

Definition of chanting in the English dictionary

The definition of chanting in the dictionary is repetitious rhythmic singing or speaking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHANTING


chanter
ˈtʃɑːntə
chaunter
ˈtʃɔːntə
daunter
ˈdɔːntə
disenchanter
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntə
enchanter
ɪnˈtʃɑːntə
flaunter
ˈflɔːntə
granter
ˈɡrɑːntə
haunter
ˈhɔːntə
implanter
ɪmˈplɑːntə
misaunter
mɪˈsɔːntə
mischanter
ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːntə
mishanter
mɪˈʃɑːntə
planter
ˈplɑːntə
saunter
ˈsɔːntə
subchanter
ˈsʌbˌtʃɑːntə
supplanter
səˈplɑːntə
taunter
ˈtɔːntə
transplanter
trænsˈplɑːntə
vaunter
ˈvɔːntə
Vedanta
vɪˈdɑːntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHANTING

chant
chantable
chantage
chantarelle
chantecler
chanter
chanterelle
chanteuse
chantey
chanticleer
chantie
chanties
Chantilly
Chantilly lace
chantingly
chantress
chantries
chantry
chanty

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHANTING

accounting
acting
bunting
consenting
counting
daunting
disappointing
enchanting
financial accounting
haunting
hunting
mounting
oil painting
painting
parenting
planting
pointing
printing
screen printing
venting
wanting

Synonyms and antonyms of chanting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHANTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chanting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chanting
call · carol · chorus · cry · descant · intone · melody · psalm · recite · shout · sing · slogan · song

Translation of «chanting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHANTING

Find out the translation of chanting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chanting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chanting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诵经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantar
570 millions of speakers

English

chanting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرددين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспевая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entoando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chanting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

psalmodie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melaungkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

singen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詠唱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chanting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tụng kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோஷமிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जप करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilahi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

intonowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оспівуючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scandând
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψαλμωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

recitation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chanting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANTING»

The term «chanting» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chanting

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6 QUOTES WITH «CHANTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chanting.
1
Ray Davies
I got that idea from being in India. I always like the chanting.
2
Sean Durkin
The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer.
3
Bobby Hatfield
Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.
4
Craig Kilborn
The big political news, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's running for governor of California, and already, people are chanting, 'Four more vowels, four more vowels.'
5
Duncan Sheik
So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity.
6
Ione Skye
Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHANTING»

Discover the use of chanting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chanting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader
Probing into Rastafari's still evolving belief system, political goals, and cultural expression, the contributors to this volume emphasize the importance of Africana history and the Caribbean context.
Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, Adrian Anthony McFarlane, 1998
2
Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book
Containing many chants, recitations, and ceremonial texts in print for the first time, "Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book is the quintessential resource and reference book for monastic and lay practitioners in Thich Nhat Hanh's ...
‎2000
3
OM Chanting and Meditation
The book provides some powerful Om chanting and meditation techniques to bring balance health and harmony in life. In this book Amit Ray describes several Om chanting and Om meditation methods in detail in a lucid and plain English.
Amit Ray, 2010
4
Chanting the Hebrew Bible (Student Edition)
The most authoritative guide on cantillation. Joshua Jacobson’s masterpiece—the comprehensive 1000-page guide to cantillation—is now available in this e-book edition.
Joshua R. Jacobson, 2005
5
Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound
Including details about chanting's history and traditions as well as new scientific findings about the many medical benefits of humming and vibration, this guide to vocal meditation provides readers with easy instructions, breathing ...
Robert Gass, Kathleen A. Brehony, 2000
6
Chanting the Psalms: A Practical Guide with Instructional CD
In this book-with-CD, Cynthia Bourgeault shows how chanting the Psalms - those 150 exquisite hymns of praise to God from the Bible - can become a meaningful form of meditation and prayer for laypeople, leading to contemplation, insight, and ...
Cynthia Bourgeault, 2006
7
Kirtan!: Chanting as a Spirtual Path
Eight top singers talk about chanting, the new cultural phenomenon sweeping from coast to coast in the US.
Linda Johnsen, Maggie Jacobus, 2007
8
Flow of Grace: Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa
Now with Flow of Grace, Krishna Das explores: - The correct pronunciation and translation of each of the forty transformative verses - How to invoke Hanuman's grace and healing - The power of kirtan (sacred chant), chaupai (Hindi poetry), ...
Krishna Das, 2007
9
Art of Chanting Hare Krishna: Japa Meditation Techniques
In 7 languages, this book explores the rich history and myriad uses of chanting the most powerful mantra for the modern age that has kindled the recent explosion of interest in this ancient art.
Mahanidhi Swami, 2008
10
Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī: The Mañjuśrī-nāma-saṃgīti, ...
This is the first English translation of one of the most revered and often-used tantric texts in Tibetan Buddhism--the Manjusri-namasamgiti.
‎1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHANTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chanting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Delran hometown 'cheering, dancing, chanting ' for Carli Lloyd's …
Before coming to Philadelphia, he was in Nashville, where he wrote about politics, courts and urban change for regional and national ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
2
Let's all have a good cry with Laura Bassett
I hope you had fun this weekend grilling, watching fireworks, or chanting U-S-A, because things are about to get sad. Real sad. sad mj. Source: ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
I Took Rutgers' Beyoncé Course: A Master Class in Pop & Black …
... Beyoncé creates her own room, where she and her dancers can perform free while chanting, “I'm a grown woman, I can do whatever I want. «Jezebel, Jul 15»
4
Review: Sum Theatre's Hercules a strong show in park
But that makes him different and, sure enough, he's teased in school, the mean kids forming a conga line and chanting "Herc-ules, smells like ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
5
Portuguese actor claims he was hauled off flight when passengers …
A Portuguese actor was hauled off a flight after fellow passengers mistook his meditative Buddhist chanting for a terror threat, he claims. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Portuguese actor suspected of terrorism after meditating, chanting
LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese actor says he was detained on suspicion of terrorism after meditating and chanting Buddhist texts aboard a ... «National Post, Jul 15»
7
PIRITH: Chanting, Water and Threads
'Pirith nool: some queries' by Mr H de Silva, published in 'The Island' on 23 June, has evoked a number of interesting responses including an ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
8
Chanting protesters pack DNR office during downtown rally
DES MOINES, Iowa —Protesters holding signs like "Iowans deserve clean water," "No factor farms," and "Clean water act now" held a rally ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
9
500 Muslims, chanting Allahu Akbar, stage protest in Bulgaria's …
The demonstrators are chanting “Allahu Akbar”, while the citizens of Karlovo are booing at them. Grand Mufti Dr Mustafa Hadzhi and around 10 ... «Focus News, Jun 15»
10
Argentine Kidnapped In Nigeria: Chanting Lionel Messi's Name …
An Argentine who was kidnapped in Nigeria owes his life to footballing superstar Lionel Messi, after chanting his compatriot's name to calm his ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»

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