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LILT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
lilt; swing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lilt" is a kind of...):
rhythmicity (the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music)
Derivation:
lilt (articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they lilt ... he / she / it lilts
Past simple: lilted
-ing form: lilting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "lilt" is one way to...):
articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
lilt (a jaunty rhythm in music)