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- [lilt]
- /lɪlt/
- /lɪlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lilt]
- /lɪlt/
Definitions of lilt word
- noun lilt rhythmic swing or cadence. 1
- noun lilt a lilting song or tune. 1
- noun lilt A characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent. 1
- noun lilt singsong voice 1
- noun lilt music: lively rhythm 1
- singular noun lilt If someone's voice has a lilt in it, the pitch of their voice rises and falls in a pleasant way, as if they were singing. 0
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Origin of lilt
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English lulte; perhaps akin to Dutch lul pipe, lullen to lull
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Parts of speech for Lilt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lilt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lilt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lilt
noun lilt
- intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
- movement — the act, process, or result of moving.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- tune — Thomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
verb lilt
- chirp — When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
- chirrup — If a person or bird chirrups, they make short high-pitched sounds.
- purl — the action or sound of purling.
- purled — the action or sound of purling.
- lilting — rhythmic swing or cadence.
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