LILT

v. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] Wordsworth.

2.
v.

To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]

3.
v.

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.

4.
n.

Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. F. Harrison.

5.
n.

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.

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