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lilt
[ lilt ]
noun
- rhythmic swing or cadence.
- a lilting song or tune.
verb (used with or without object)
- to sing or play in a light, tripping, or rhythmic manner.
lilt
/ ±ôɪ±ô³Ù /
noun
- (in music) a jaunty rhythm
- a buoyant motion
verb
- (of a melody) to have a lilt
- to move in a buoyant manner
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô¾±±ô³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô¾±±ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ±ô¾±±ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lilt1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lilt1
Example Sentences
The film and her lilting performance in it show how grief can coexist with a kind of grace — a peace with the unknowability of what lies beyond.
Occasionally, Fish will be seized with adrenaline as he prepares to wrestle that demon, dangerously flailing around his apartment while Laura Karpman’s lilting score shifts into a jazz-infused cacophony of drums and horns.
But is a Welsh lilt really the key to gaining people's trust as a faithful in the show?
This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.
The “Chairman’s Waltz†in John Williams’ score to the 2005 film “Memoirs of a Geisha†is another lilting, lovely example of grappling onto a dance that refused to die.
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