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lilting

  • /ˈlɪltɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪltɪŋ

adjective

  1. not comparable Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.

noun liltings

  1. countable, uncountable A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables. Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions. Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance acco

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lilt

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@misc{lilting_2026,
  title = {lilting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lilting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}