chantepleure

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verb

To sing and cry at the same time.

OriginFrench chanter →
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Meanings

verbchantepleure (third-person singular simple present chantepleures, present participle chantepleuring, simple past and past participle chantepleured)

present singular third person chantepleures · participle present chantepleuring · participle past chantepleured · past chantepleured

  1. archaicTo sing and cry at the same time.

Origin

  1. Frenchchanter“to sing”
  2. Englishchantepleure

From French chanter (“to sing”) + pleurer (“to weep, to cry”).

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APA

chantepleure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantepleure

MLA

“chantepleure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantepleure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chantepleure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantepleure.

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