descant

/dˈɛskant/

/dˈɛskænt/

[noun] [verb]

Descant

[NOUN]

a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

synonyms : discant

to descant

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

synonyms : warble

yodel

talk at great length about something of one's interest

sing in descant

Examples

1. However, he's largely remembered as a literary figure for his lush and lovely language, for his combination of the wistful and the sublime, and for his sweeping descants upon death.

2. right right right either keep it at a certain level or you know dry it out or whatever the descant will do that for you