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Lilt
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. F. Harrison.
2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. J. C. Shairp.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] Wordsworth.
2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. Tennyson.