lilt
noun /lɪlt/
/lɪlt/
[singular]- the pleasant way in which a person’s voice rises and falls
- Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.
- a regular rising and falling pattern in music, with a strong rhythm
- Many of his patriotic songs have a stirring lilt.
Word Originlate Middle English lulte (in the senses ‘sound (an alarm)’ or ‘lift up (the voice)’), of unknown origin.