Collocations for "chant"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chant" in context.
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chant
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [rhythmic, ritual, religious] chant
- a [football, stadium, team, school] chant
- chants from the [crowd, fans]
- The [crowd] broke into (a) chant.
- [teased, taunted] them with a chant
- [sing, record, perform, listen to] Gregorian chants
- [sang, repeated, bellowed, led, initiated] the chant
- [read, write, recite] a magic chant
- [repeated, said] it like a chant
- The chant went ["Why are we waiting?"]
- chants and [mantras, shouts, yells]
- chanting [a hymn, a psalm, the words, a tune, the mantra, a slogan]
- chant in the [church, synagogue, mosque]
- [workers, picketers, victims] chanted a [slogan, demand]
- chanting at the [stadium, match, game]
- chanted at the [managers, players, president, workers]
- chanted by [fans, spectators, participants, church goers]
- chanted in [unison, rhythm]
- chanting [softly, loudly, repeatedly]
'chant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):