念咒

[ noun ]
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
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Chant \Chant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chanting}.] [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere
to sing. Cf. {Cant} affected speaking, and see {Hen}.]
1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
--Spenser.

2. To celebrate in song.

The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall.

3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or
to a tune called a chant.


Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.
Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.

{Chanting falcon} (Zo["o]l.), 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.