Meaning of call and response | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.
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2. A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.
   uncountable
3. A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Donald Trump didn’t shy away from several Qanon chants that erupted throughout the last⟳ leg of his New Hampshire campaign on Monday. ¶ During a quiet moment of the rally, attendees engaged in a bit of call-and-response with the GOP front-runner, shouting things at Trump for his reactions.”

CEFR level