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Webster 1913 Edition
Lilt
Lilt
(lĭlt)
, Verb.
I.
[Cf. Norw.
lilla
, lirla
, to sing in a high tone.] 1.
To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wordsworth.
2.
To sing cheerfully.
[Scot.]
Lilt
,Verb.
T.
To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
A classic lecture, rich in sentiment,
With scraps of thundrous epic
By violet-hooded doctors.
With scraps of thundrous epic
lilted
outBy violet-hooded doctors.
Tennyson.
Lilt
,Noun.
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 1828 Edition
Lilt
LILT
, v.i.1.
To do any thing with dexterity or quickness. [Local.]2.
To sing or play on the bagpipe.Definition 2024
lilt
lilt
English
Verb
lilt (third-person singular simple present lilts, present participle lilting, simple past and past participle lilted)
- To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wordsworth to this entry?)
- To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
- To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
- Tennyson
- A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.
- Tennyson
Noun
lilt (plural lilts)
- Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
- A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
- A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.