Descant
WordNet
noun
(1) A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
verb
(2) Talk at great length about something of one's interest
(3) Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
"The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
(4) Sing in descant
WiktionaryText
Noun
Verb
- To discuss at length.
- To sing or play a descant.
Quotations
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 121
- Involving some interesting, intellectual trips, she was descanting lightly to right and left.