1. to sing or perform a descant; to sing a melody above a basic melody or harmony
Usage: musical; present participle of 'discant'
2. to talk at length; to discourse or comment extensively on a topic
Usage: archaic or formal

1. the act or practice of singing a descant or performing a countermelody
Usage: musical

Examples

• The soprano was discanting beautifully over the main melody during the choir performance.
• She enjoyed discanting on the history of Renaissance music at the lecture.
• The discanting of the upper voices created a rich harmonic texture.
• He spent the evening discanting about his travels through Europe.
• The children practiced discanting simple melodies in music class.