lilt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lilt	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lilt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lilt n a jaunty rhythm in music Synonym(s): lilt, swing v articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lilt \Lilt\, v. 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 lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lilt \Lilt\ (l[icr]lt), v. 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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lilt \Lilt\, n. 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.