Definition of Chaunting

1. Verb. (present participle of chaunt) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chaunting

1. chaunt [v] - See also: chaunt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaunting

chaunces
chauncest
chaunceth
chauncing
chaunge
chaunged
chaunges
chaunging
chaunk
chaunt
chaunted
chaunter
chaunterie
chaunteries
chaunters
chaunting (current term)
chauntry
chaunts
chaur
chaurasia
chaurasias
chausse
chausses
chaussure
chaussures
chaussée
chautauqua
chautauquas
chauvin
chauvinism

Literary usage of Chaunting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Battle of Agincourt by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1827)
"... that with the shining rays it emitted, glittered above all things; round about which, angels shone with celestial gracefulness, chaunting sweetly, ..."

2. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"... hor.se-chaunting " case—Two docile horses—The conspiracy unmasked—Betting prosecution at Windsor—The disinterested motives of the prosecutor—A nominal ..."

3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"... and Vedas. the sacred chaunting of the Vedic hymns. The servants were Servants, male ., -,T , , , . ,1.1 T „ ,, . ..."

4. Sketches in Portugal, During the Civil War of 1834 by James Edward Alexander (1835)
"... of St. Roque — Preparations for chaunting—Washing the feet of Beggars—Nunneries — Extraordinary Mortifications — Life in a Convent—Taking the Veil—Doing ..."

5. Merrie England: Its Sports and Pastimes by Lord William Pitt Lennox (1858)
"... "chaunting FOR THE MILLION." A TALE OF LONDON HORSE DEALING. IT is now nearly a quarter of a century ago, that I found myself just emancipated from a ..."

6. Pictures of sporting life and character by William Pitt Lennox (1860)
"... Castle— chaunting for the Million^Fraudulent Practices in the Sale of Guns—Caution to Sportsmen—Breech-loading Ordnance—Hunting—Shooting—Earl ..."

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