2 meanings
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1 —as in:
an Irish lilt
Definition
a way of speaking, singing, or making music — typically cheerful, lively or pleasing — sometimes with the pitch of the voice rising and falling- She has an appealing Irish lilt.
lilt = accent (or way of speaking)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The song has a calm, lilting melody.
- On Saint Patrick's Day, she adopts a strong Irish lilt.
- She adopts the lilt of a jazz singer.
- Their speech had a lilting cadence that made me think of singing more than speaking.Tara Westover -- Educated
- Andy was a large man, over six feet tall and 200 pounds, who spoke with a sharp Kiwi lilt;Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
- "We haven't lost each other and our babies are all right and we have a roof over our heads," said Melanie and there was a lilt in her voice.Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
- It was comforting listening to them, Mama's voice a warm, lilting murmur, Papa's a quiet, easy-flowing hum.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- "Apparitions?" she asked with a pleasant Dutch lilt.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- The Old Umber lilt is back in his voice.Neal Shusterman -- Unwind
lilting = cheerful; or with a pleasing rise and fall of pitch
lilt = accent
lilt = rising and falling pitch of voice
lilting = pleasing with the pitch rising and falling
lilt = accent
lilt = cheerful manner
lilting = pleasing with the pitch rising and falling
lilt = accent
lilt = way of speaking
2 —as in:
played a lively lilt
Definition
cheerful and lively music, or to play such music- She played a lively lilt that made me want to dance.
lilt = song
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Music lilted through the room.
- She sang a cheerful lilt.
- 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.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- Low pipe organ music began to lilt through the church.Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars
- But there was, at least, a lilt; she felt her own feet wanting to dance as she got nearer.C.S. Lewis -- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
lilted = played
lilt = song
lilt = happy song
lilt = play in a lively manner
lilt = lively music
Less commonly:
Much more rarely, lilt can refer to moving or dancing in a light, cheerful manner.
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