Affectedly or hypocritically pious; whining: as, a canting hypocrite; a canting tone of voice.In heraldry, allusive; descriptive of the bearer's name, estate, or the like. See allusive arms, under arm.Of the nature of professional cant or jargon: used by or peculiar to a particular class, profession, or subject: as, canting terms; canting language.n. The act of speaking in a whining tone; an apparently insincere use of religious or pious phraseology.n. The use of the terms or phraseology of a particular class, as of beggars, thieves, gipsies, tramps, etc., or of a particular profession or subject.n. Sale by auction.