lilt

lilt  (llt)

n.

1. A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly.

2. A light, happy tune or song.

3. A light or resilient manner of moving or walking.

v. lilt·ed, lilt·ing, lilts

v.tr.

To say, sing, or play (something) in a cheerful, rhythmic manner.

v.intr.

1. To speak, sing, or play with liveliness or rhythm.

2. To move with lightness and buoyancy.

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[From Middle English lulten, lilten, to sound an alarm.]

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lilt

Noun

1. a pleasing musical quality in a speaking voice

2. (in music) a jaunty rhythm

3. a graceful rhythmic motion

Verb

1. (of a voice, tune, or song) to rise and fall in a pleasant way

2. to move gracefully and rhythmically [origin unknown]

lilting adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lilt - a jaunty rhythm in music swing rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
Verb	1.	lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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lilt

noun rhythm, intonation, cadence, beat, pitch, swing, sway

Translations

lilt [lɪlt] n → deje m

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lilt [lɪlt] n → rythme m, cadence f

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lilt [lɪlt] n → singender Tonfall m

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lilt [lɪlt] n → cadenza

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lilt

n lilt [lilt]

(a tune etc with) a strong rhythm. vrolike deuntjie, ritme أغنِيَه ذات إيقاع ритъм rytmus, švih melodisk tonefald fröhliche Weise ρυθμικός κυματισμός, δυνατός ρυθμός melodía, ritmo hoogne rütm جهش یا حرکت فنری reipas rytmi rythme, cadence שִׁיר קִצבִּי वाणी का उतार-चढा़व vedra pjesma ritmus, lejtés irama léttur taktfastur söngur/lag (ritmo vivace) 活発なリズム 쾌활하고 가락이 좋은 리듬[] smagi melodija, ritmas (runas, dziesmas) ritms nada deuntje sang med fast rytme rytm ritmo ritm, cadenţă подчёркнутый ритм rytmus ritem, kadenca radosna pesma melodi, trall, rytm เพลงที่มีจังหวะชัดเจน oynaklık, kıvraklık 輕快旋律 ритм چنچل لے nhịp điệu nhịp nhàng 轻快旋律