1. (

• descant ,
• discant

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

1. (

• descant

) sing in descant ;

2. (

• yodel ,
• warble ,
• descant

) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" ;

3. (

• descant ,

) talk at great length about something of one's interest ;