chanting
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.
Verb edit
chanting
- present participle and gerund of chant
Noun edit
chanting (usually uncountable, plural chantings)
- Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
- I remember much chanting in church during my childhood.
- The Synod of Aberdeen forbade 'chantings and choruses' at funerals.