lilt
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lilt
- /lɪlt/
Rhymes with -ɪlt
Where it comes from
From Middle English lilten, lulten.
verb lilts · lilting · lilted
- To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. Whether the bird flit here or there, O'er table lilt , or perch on chair
- To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
- To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thunderous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.
noun lilts
- An animated, brisk motion; a spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
- A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. He was going away quite in despair, when a little old man, who was looking on with marks of displeasure in his face, came up to him, and telling him he was his friend, and his father's friend, bade him go into the ring and call for a lilt.
- A cheerful or melodious accent or style in speaking. The two works have the attractive lilt of Middle English, with all the remedies for bites of serpents and cures for eye troubles of the day.
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Talk about this word "lilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lilt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lilt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lilt "lilt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lilt.
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@misc{lilt_2026,
title = {lilt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lilt},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
