The tenor chaunts the narrative, without changing from the key note, and makes a pause whenever he comes to the words of the interlocutors mentioned by the Evangelist.
Like the roll of distant thunder arose the introductory chaunts of the monks.
Now can they listen when she sings With mournful voice of mournful things, Almost too sad to hear; And when she chaunts her evening-hymn, Glad smile their eyes, even as they swim With many a gushing tear.
The aged man is young again, And cheerily chaunts a playful strain While his face with rapture shines;-- How rapidly his fingers glance O'er the glad strings!
And 'all in the blue unclouded weather' we rowed down the huge stream, the men keeping time and tune to their oars with extemporaneous chaunts of adieu to the rice island and its denizens.
Ivan chaunts his death-song; the liberating animals appear to help him.
At the banquets of Valhalla, he chaunts to the sound of his harp the praises of the gods and Einherier, and celebrates in high-flown language their virtues and warlike deeds.
The grasshopper chaunts in the bells of thyme, And the halcyon is back to her nest in Greece!
And, roused by day of joyful cheer, Carolling nuptial lays and chaunts With voice as silver-ringing clear, Beat ground with feet, while brandisht flaunts Thy hand the piney torch.
This is proved both by faithful narratives, and by the chaunts composed by their poets.
Perhaps I cannot do better than reproduce in this place one of those popular chaunts which so well depict the rage and the varying fortune of these bloody struggles, that generally originate in love or jealousy.
St. Dunstan was an ardent admirer of the old battle-chaunts and funeral-lays.
PALM Sunday at the Vatican They celebrate with palms; With reverence bows each holy man, And chaunts the ancient psalms.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chaunts" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
