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lilt

[ lilt ]

noun

  1. rhythmic swing or cadence.
  2. a lilting song or tune.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to sing or play in a light, tripping, or rhythmic manner.

lilt

/ ±ôɪ±ô³Ù /

noun

  1. (in music) a jaunty rhythm
  2. a buoyant motion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of a melody) to have a lilt
  2. to move in a buoyant manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô¾±±ô³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±±ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ô¾±±ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lilt1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb lilte, lulte “to sound an alarm; lift up (one's voice)â€; perhaps akin to Dutch, Low German lul ‼õ¾±±è±ð,†lullen “to lull,†Norwegian lilla “to sing,†of imitative origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lilt1

C14 lulten, origin obscure
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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But is a Welsh lilt really the key to gaining people's trust as a faithful in the show?

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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.

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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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