descant
(en)
(noun) a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor OR (verb) to talk tediously or at length
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descant
He in fact pleasures in his own descant interpretations of what is being said.
pretty
uncertain
11 months, 1 week ago
turning up at their door to descant on Annagret's ingratitude
the second meaning in this case
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
Long past the hour when his clenched fists would have given out, they whoop descant to the storm.
strange
4 years, 9 months ago