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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.
[From Middle English lulten, lilten, to sound an alarm.]
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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
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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.
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lilt
- Comes from a word meaning "pipe," and the noun originally meant "song, tune."See also related terms for tune.
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lilt
Past participle: lilted
Gerund: lilting
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| Noun | 1. | lilt - a jaunty rhythm in music 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 |
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lilt
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Translations
أغنِيَه ذات إيقاع
rytmusšvih
melodisk tonefald
lejtés
léttur taktfastur söngur/lag
smagi melodija
ritms
kıvraklıkoynaklık
lilt
[lɪlt] N (in voice) → tono m cantarín; (in song) → ritmo m alegrea song with a lilt to it → una canción de ritmo alegre
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lilt
(lilt) noun (a tune etc with) a strong rhythm.
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