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lilt
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lilt as in:  an Irish lilt

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    On Saint Patrick's Day, she adopts a strong Irish lilt.
    lilt = accent
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    She adopts the lilt of a jazz singer.
    lilt = rising and falling pitch of voice
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    "Apparitions?" she asked with a pleasant Dutch lilt.  (source)
    lilt = accent
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    She makes a happy, lilting sound, an elephant laugh.  (source)
    lilting = pleasing (with the pitch rising and falling)
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    The Old Umber lilt is back in his voice.  (source)
    lilt = way of speaking
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    He lilted his head at her reference to their initial meeting.†  (source)
    lilted = with rises and falls in pitch
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    But hovering over an old Bobby Brown CD, both of them can sing "Every Little Step" with the same lilts and dips they sang it with seven years ago.†  (source)
    lilts = rises and falls in pitch; or is cheerful and lively
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    It was comforting listening to them, Mama's voice a warm, lilting murmur, Papa's a quiet, easy-flowing hum.  (source)
    lilting = pleasing with the pitch rising and falling
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    The gray man spoke English with a curious lilt.  (source)
    lilt = accent
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    Meredith's sweet voice lilted from within.†  (source)
    lilted = with rises and falls in pitch
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    "It'll dry out," Sarah lilts.†  (source)
    lilts = rises and falls in pitch; or is cheerful and lively
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    Their speech had a lilting cadence that made me think of singing more than speaking.  (source)
    lilting = pleasing with the pitch rising and falling
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    The voice that answered had an Indian lilt to its Canadian accent, light but unmistakable, like a trace of incense in the air.  (source)
    lilt = way of speaking
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lilt as in:  played a lively lilt

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    She sang a cheerful lilt.
    lilt = song
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    Low pipe organ music began to lilt through the church.  (source)
    lilt = play in a lively manner
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    But there was, at least, a lilt; she felt her own feet wanting to dance as she got nearer.  (source)
    lilt = lively music
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Darzee's Chant (Sung in honor of Rikki-tikki-tavi) Singer and tailor am I-- Doubled the joys that I know-- Proud of my lilt to the sky, Proud of the house that I sew-- Over and under, so weave I my music-- so weave I the house that I sew.  (source)
lilt = happy song
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