What's the difference between chant and cheer?

Chant


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
  • (v. t.) To celebrate in song.
  • (v. t.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
  • (v. i.) To make melody with the voice; to sing.
  • (v. i.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
  • (v. t.) Song; melody.
  • (v. t.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
  • (v. t.) A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
  • (v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Stray bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers to cheers and chants of: “Shame on you, we’re human too.” The Met deployed what it described as a “significant policing operation”, including drafting in thousands of extra officers to tackle expected unrest, after previous events ended in arrests and clashes with police across the centre of the capital.
  • (2) On the first anniversary of Peach's death I took part in my first ever demonstration where we chanted the names of the six SPG officers who were said to have been hitting people with batons on the street where Peach died.
  • (3) A foretaste of discontent came when Florian Thauvin, the underachieving £13m winger signed from Marseille last summer , was serenaded with chants of ‘You’re not fit to wear the shirt” from away fans during Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Watford .
  • (4) He was also satisfied he had joined in racist chanting.
  • (5) Arsenal had the game in their pocket and the Welshman was having such a nightmare - he missed the target with a far-post volley in the second half - that the Arsenal fans were mocking him with chants of 'Give it to Giggsy'.
  • (6) Demonstrators gathered in the rain in the west of the Afghan capital and marched towards the city centre, chanting death to the Taliban and Islamic State , while demanding justice and protection from the government.
  • (7) He was a fixture at Trump rallies, where he met chants of “Lock her up” against Hillary Clinton with a smile.
  • (8) He shouted “Cops Lives Matter” before being drowned out with the “Bernie” chant.
  • (9) Trump, embracing the spirit of the “lock her up” mob chants at his rallies, threatened: “If I win I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation – there has never been so many lies and so much deception,” he threatened.
  • (10) A Chelsea fan filmed while racist chants were shouted on the Paris Métro was a “vocal” supporter of Ukip, even posing with the party’s leader, Nigel Farage.
  • (11) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Obama’s thank-you notes 1) Red Hot Chili Peppers Carpool Karaoke Bare talent 2) Thank You Notes with President Obama Love, Potus 3) Irish fans serenade nun on train with ‘Our Father’ chant Lauding a sister 4) Disappointed guinea pig Pet lip 5) 10 Confusing Famous Movie Endings Finally explained All’s well that ends well 6) Pete’s Dragon - Official US Trailer Breathing new life into a classic 7) Brexit’s Farage Flotilla: The Movie Water carry on 8) Patience - 4k timelapse movie Beauty speeded up
  • (12) While the 1998 World Cup victory by a multicultural “black, blanc, beur” French football team led by Zinedine Zidane was hailed as a new beginning for a mixed nation, it did not stop the race rows and monkey chants in French football.
  • (13) Reps are asked to sign a contract that includes the clause: “I will not promote the singing of abusive, offensive, crude or intimidating chants and songs.” The contract also asks reps to confirm that they are “the first representative of the University of Nottingham that new students will meet and therefore recognise that [they are] a role model”.
  • (14) Her companion, a man in his fifties, also refused to give his name to the “Lugen Presse” (liar press, a term coined by the Nazis and frequently chanted at Pegida events), but is quick to add: “We’ve nothing against helping foreigners in need, like those poor people in Syria, but we should be helping them in their own country, not bringing them over here.” The demonstrations feel like an invitation for anyone to voice any grievance.
  • (15) The performance was not without some good‑natured heckling, largely involving bellowed chants of "We want you to stay" from the assembled playing staff.
  • (16) Monkey chants rang out at White Hart Lane this month as visiting Lazio "Ultras" from Italy abused three Spurs players.
  • (17) Wearing royal blue cloaks with pointed hoods, the boys line up beside the road in a small village just outside the city of Ségou, chanting in unison.
  • (18) is exactly the kind of ridiculous army recruitment advert of a chant that you would expect from our cousins across the Atlantic.
  • (19) We are Protestant Christians, so by sending monks to chant sutras they were trying to get us riled up,” a member of one Zhejiang church told Radio Free Asia , a US-funded news website.
  • (20) It demonstrated the turmoil facing Lucas, a £6m talent whose desperation to impress increases with every sporadic appearance, that the Kop began chanting Alonso's name after 36 minutes.

Cheer


Definition:

  • (n.) The face; the countenance or its expression.
  • (n.) Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
  • (n.) Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
  • (n.) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.
  • (n.) A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
  • (v. t.) To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up.
  • (v. t.) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
  • (v. t.) To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase.
  • (v. i.) To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually with up.
  • (v. i.) To be in any state or temper of mind.
  • (v. i.) To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But when he speaks, the crowds who have come together to make a stand against government corruption and soaring fuel prices cheer wildly.
  • (2) The District became a byword for crime and drug abuse, while its “mayor for life” lived high on the hog and lurched cheerfully from one scandal to the next.
  • (3) At best I would like to think about this as Project Cheer; we’re going to be upbeat about this.
  • (4) Cheers, then, to an apparent alliance of the NME, a few people in London's trendy E1 district and some dumb young musicians, because "New Rave" is upon us, and there is apparently no stopping it.
  • (5) Male patients were more cheerful during encounters with younger assistant nurses while female patients were more cheerful when interacting with older assistant nurses.
  • (6) Stray bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers to cheers and chants of: “Shame on you, we’re human too.” The Met deployed what it described as a “significant policing operation”, including drafting in thousands of extra officers to tackle expected unrest, after previous events ended in arrests and clashes with police across the centre of the capital.
  • (7) Olympic games are a competition between countries, but here spectators can freely choose which star to cheer for and unite as one,” said Inoki, a lawmaker in Japan’s upper house who was known as “Burning Fighting Spirit” in the ring.
  • (8) There was indeed a crowd of “Women for Trump” cheering at the event.
  • (9) He'll watch Game of Thrones , from now on, as a cheerfully clueless fan, "with total surprise and joy", and meanwhile get on with other work.
  • (10) I think it will be done right.” Jeter was cheered when he took batting practice and when he ran into his dugout when it was over.
  • (11) But Blair's address - "history will forgive us" - was a dubious exercise in group therapy: the cheers smacked of pathetic gratitude, as he piously pardoned the legislators, as well as himself, for the catastrophe of Iraq.
  • (12) The audience, energised by an early heckler who was swiftly ejected from the hall at Jerusalem's International Convention Centre, received Obama's message with cheers, applause, whistles and several standing ovations.
  • (13) From one of his hospital visits Marr recalls a woman, eight months pregnant, who had suffered a stroke: "There are people far worse off than me who are so incredibly brave and cheerful.
  • (14) Trying to discourage me from my passion is inhuman – it’s not possible!” The crowd cheered and applauded.
  • (15) Cheers erupted at a camp for 100,000 displaced Christian civilians at the French-controlled airport .
  • (16) The jeers were meaningful and the cheers, well, they just were a sign of entertainment.
  • (17) "I had spent my teen years listening to Germaine Greer and Susie Orbach talking about female intellect," she says, and cheers all round.
  • (18) Updated at 4.23pm BST 3.19pm BST 54 mins "Afternoon Ian," cheers Simon McMahon.
  • (19) In Barcelona, Catalonian flags hang down from every other terraced window; a few months ago, its Nou Camp stadium was filled to 90,000-capacity, with patriots cheering on artists performing in Catalan.
  • (20) Officers in riot gear at a number of points later drew batons and clashed with members of the crowd, hours after the protest began gathering in central London at around 6pm before massing near parliament, where fireworks were let off to cheers.