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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)