chanter

Definitions of chanter
  1. verb
    produce tones with the voice
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    chanter juste
    sing a note with the correct pitch
    chantonner
    sing loudly and without inhibition
    chantonner, fredonner
    sing softly
    entonner, intonner
    recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    déchanter, iodler, jodler
    sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
    faire des trilles
    sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
    chanter en soprano
    sing treble
    fredonner
    sing with closed lips
    brailler, gueuler
    sing loudly and forcefully
    faire des vocalises
    sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
    chanter en harmonie
    sing or play in harmony
    déchanter
    sing in descant
    faire le ménestrel
    celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
    chanter en choeur
    sing in a choir
    improviser en chantant
    speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
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    dire, parler
    express in speech
  2. verb
    sing in modulation
  3. verb
    recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    synonyms: entonner, intonner
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    improviser en chantant
    speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
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