lilt

lilt

 (lĭlt)

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.

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

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

lilt

(lɪlt)

n

1. (Music, other) (in music) a jaunty rhythm

2. a buoyant motion

vb (intr)

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

4. to move in a buoyant manner

[C14 lulten, origin obscure]

ˈlilting adj

lilt

(lɪlt)
n.

1. rhythmic swing or cadence.

2. a lilting song or tune.

v.i., v.t.

3. to sing or play in a light or rhythmic manner.

[1300–50; Middle English lulte]

lilt′ing•ly, adv.

lilt

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

See also related terms for tune.

lilt

Past participle: lilted
Gerund: lilting

Imperative

lilt

lilt

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?"

lilt

noun rhythm, intonation, cadence, beat, pitch, swing, sway Her voice has a West Country lilt.

Translations

أغنِيَه ذات إيقاع

rytmusšvih

melodisk tonefald

ritmo

rythme

lejtés

léttur taktfastur söngur/lag

cadenzacantare in modo ritmatocantare ritmicamentecanticchiare

smagi melodija

ritms

sang med fast rytme

kıvraklıkoynaklık

轻快旋律轻快活泼的调子

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

lilt

[ˈlɪlt] n → rythme m, cadence f

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

lilt

[lɪlt] n → cadenza

lilt

(lilt) noun

(a tune etc with) a strong rhythm. vrolike deuntjie, ritme أغنِيَه ذات إيقاع ритъм ritmo rytmus, švih fröhliche Weise melodisk tonefald 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 deuntjesang med fast rytmerytm د فنر خوځښت يا حركت ritmo ritm, cadenţă подчёркнутый ритм rytmus ritem, kadenca radosna pesma melodi, trall, rytm เพลงที่มีจังหวะชัดเจน oynaklık, kıvraklık 節奏輕快，節奏輕快的旋律 ритм چنچل لے nhịp điệu nhịp nhàng 轻快旋律，轻快活泼的调子