lilt

L0170200 (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.]

lilt

(lɪlt) n1. (Music, other) (in music) a jaunty rhythm2. a buoyant motionvb (intr) 3. (Music, other) (of a melody) to have a lilt4. to move in a buoyant manner[C14 lulten, origin obscure] ˈlilting adj

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.

lilt

- Comes from a word meaning "pipe," and the noun originally meant "song, tune."See also related terms for tune.

lilt

Past participle: lilted
Gerund: lilting

Imperative
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lilt

Present
I lilt
you lilt
he/she/it lilts
we lilt
you lilt
they lilt

Preterite
I lilted
you lilted
he/she/it lilted
we lilted
you lilted
they lilted

Present Continuous
I am lilting
you are lilting
he/she/it is lilting
we are lilting
you are lilting
they are lilting

Present Perfect
I have lilted
you have lilted
he/she/it has lilted
we have lilted
you have lilted
they have lilted

Past Continuous
I was lilting
you were lilting
he/she/it was lilting
we were lilting
you were lilting
they were lilting

Past Perfect
I had lilted
you had lilted
he/she/it had lilted
we had lilted
you had lilted
they had lilted

Future
I will lilt
you will lilt
he/she/it will lilt
we will lilt
you will lilt
they will lilt

Future Perfect
I will have lilted
you will have lilted
he/she/it will have lilted
we will have lilted
you will have lilted
they will have lilted

Future Continuous
I will be lilting
you will be lilting
he/she/it will be lilting
we will be lilting
you will be lilting
they will be lilting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lilting
you have been lilting
he/she/it has been lilting
we have been lilting
you have been lilting
they have been lilting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lilting
you will have been lilting
he/she/it will have been lilting
we will have been lilting
you will have been lilting
they will have been lilting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lilting
you had been lilting
he/she/it had been lilting
we had been lilting
you had been lilting
they had been lilting

Conditional
I would lilt
you would lilt
he/she/it would lilt
we would lilt
you would lilt
they would lilt

Past Conditional
I would have lilted
you would have lilted
he/she/it would have lilted
we would have lilted
you would have lilted
they would have lilted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lilt - a jaunty rhythm in musicswingrhythmicity - 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 wayenounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

lilt

noun rhythm, intonation, cadence, beat, pitch, swing, sway Her voice has a West Country lilt.

Translations

轻快旋律轻快活泼的调子

lilt

(lilt) noun (a tune etc with) a strong rhythm. 轻快旋律，轻快活泼的调子

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noun rhythm

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noun a jaunty rhythm in music

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verb articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

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