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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 [lɪlt]

n

1. (Music, other) a jaunty rhythm

2. a buoyant motion

vb (intr)

1. (Music, other) (of a melody) to have a lilt

2. to move in a buoyant manner

[C14 lulten, origin obscure]

lilting  adj

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lilt - Comes from a word meaning "pipe," and the noun originally meant "song, tune."

See also related terms for tune.

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 Her voice has a West Country lilt.

Translations

lilt [lɪlt] N (in voice) → tono m cantarín; (in song) → ritmo m alegre
a song with a lilt to it → una canción de ritmo alegre

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lilt [ˈlɪlt] n → rythme m, cadence f

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lilt

n

(of song) → munterer Rhythmus; (of voice) → singender Tonfall; she spoke with a Welsh lilt → sie sprach mit dem singenden Tonfall der Waliser

(= song) → fröhliches or munteres Lied

vt song → trällern

vi I love the way her voice lilts → ich mag ihren singenden Tonfall; the tune lilts merrily along → die Melodie plätschert munter dahin

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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 rytmikäs sävel 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 경쾌하고 활발한 가락 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