descant | Definition of descant

Synonyms and Antonyms of descant

1 to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare

Synonyms of descant

declaim, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, speak, talk

Words Related to descant

recite, soliloquize

dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize

Phrases Synonymous with descant

hold forth, take the floor

2 to produce musical sounds with the voice

the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

Synonyms of descant

carol, chant, sing, vocalize

Words Related to descant

belt, croon, harmonize, hum, lilt, quaver, scat, sharp, slur, trill, troll, warble, yodel