'Lilt' definitions:

Definition of 'lilt'

(from WordNet)
noun
A jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing]
verb
Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Definition of 'Lilt'

From: GCIDE
  • Lilt \Lilt\, n.
  • 1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. [1913 Webster]
  • The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. [1913 Webster]
  • The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lilt'

From: GCIDE
  • Lilt \Lilt\ (l[i^]lt), v. i. [Cf. Norw. lilla, lirla, to sing in a high tone.]
  • 1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lilt'

From: GCIDE
  • Lilt \Lilt\, v. t. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. [1913 Webster]
  • A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lilt'

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