lilt´ing|ly

lilt´ing|ly
lilt «lihlt», verb, noun.
–v.t.
to sing or play (a tune) in a light, tripping manner: »

She tripped merrily on, lilting a tune to supply the lack of conversation (Emily Brontë).

–v.i.
1. to sing or play in a light, tripping manner.
2. to move in a light, springing manner.
–n.
1. a lively song or tune with a swing.
2. rhythmical cadence or swing: »

The lines go with a lilt (Robert Louis Stevenson).

3. a springing action; a lively, springing movement: »

She walks with a lilt.

[Middle English lulten, lylten; origin uncertain]
lilt´ing|ly, adverb.

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