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Lilt

Lilt Meaning & Definition
Lilt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lilt?

[n] a jaunty rhythm in music
[v] articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lilt: swing

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See Also | articulate | enounce | enunciate | pronounce | rhythmicity | say | sound out

Lilt In Webster's Dictionary

\Lilt\ (l[i^]lt), v. i. [Cf. Norw. lilla, lirla, to sing in a high tone.] 1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] --Wordsworth. 2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]
\Lilt\, v. t. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. --Tennyson.
\Lilt\, n. 1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. --F. Harrison. 2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. --J. C. Shairp.

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