"chanting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chantings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chauntynge}} Middle English chauntynge, {{af|en|chant|-ing}} chant + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chanting (usually uncountable, plural chantings)
  1. Singing, especially as a chant is sung. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: chantingly, Gelugpa chanting
    Sense id: en-chanting-en-noun-nPLrnfFC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chauntynge}} Middle English chauntynge, {{af|en|chant|-ing}} chant + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} chanting
  1. present participle and gerund of chant Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: chant
    Sense id: en-chanting-en-verb-ABl-cmik

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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