lilt

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To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness
A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune
To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop
To sing cheerfully
Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness
articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
{f} play or sing in a light rhythmic manner
{i} light rhythmic song; light rhythmic movement
a jaunty rhythm in music articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
If someone's voice has a lilt in it, the pitch of their voice rises and falls in a pleasant way, as if they were singing. Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt. a pleasant pattern of rising and falling sound in someone's voice or in music (lilt (14-20 centuries))
a jaunty rhythm in music
lilting
Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful
lilting
Present participle of lilt
Lilting
(Muzik) Lilting can refer to swinging, but might also indicate syncopation or other subtle ways of interpreting and shaping musical time
lilted
past of lilt
lilting
characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure
lilting
Type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung
lilting
Having a lilt. With energy, spirit and sprightliness. Lively and cheerful
lilting
A lilting voice or song rises and falls in pitch in a pleasant way. He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent
lilts
plural of lilt
lilts
third-person singular of lilt
lilt
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