Chant \Chant\, v. i. 1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. ``Chant to the sound of the viol.'' --Amos vi. 5. 2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant. {To chant (or chaunt)} {horses}, to sing their praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See {Chaunter}. --Thackeray.