|
|
Definition of Chantlike
1. Adjective. Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting. "A singsong manner of speaking"
Definition of Chantlike
1. Adjective. Resembling a chant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chantlike
Literary usage of Chantlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"... prayers, made a wild, barbaric song that went as an undercurrent of sound,
strange and chantlike with the resounding chords of the war march. ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"relates to the chantlike quality of a litany: a litany of cheering phrases.
“One of us is going to make it.... There's always room at the top. ..."
3. A Mountain Europa: A Cumberland Vendetta; The Last Stetson by John Fox (1909)
"D'you say you'd been ' convicted,'Eli? " Crump's answer was chantlike. ' Yes, Lawd!
reckon I have." " Coin' to stop all o' yer lyin', air ye," Isom went on, ..."
4. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"His dialect is long drawn and almost chantlike. His dress is dark, almost always
black or dark blue, relieved among the men only by a red or blue scarf ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the King's Bench Practice Court by Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Bail Court, Alfred Septimus Dowling (1843)
"... chantlike manner, whereby, &c. The defendant pleaded to both counts, that
before, &c., the defendant was resident at ..."
6. Well-known Piano Solos, how to Play Them by Charles W. Wilkinson, Edward Ellsworth Hipsher (1915)
"The chantlike refrain is shortened at 160, from four measures to two, then to
one; this being, as afore-mentioned, a favorite device, a land of stretto, ..."
Other Resources:
