单词	lilting
释义	lilting adjective lilt·​ing ˈlil-tiŋ  1 : characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence a lilting stride 2 : cheerful, buoyant a lilting comedy liltingly ˈlil-tiŋ-lē  adverb liltingness noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In the lilting, emphatic tone of a teacher reading to young children, Luria narrated what happened next. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 Sheroky also devised the underlying acoustic guitar part, a lilting, rhythmic thread with a faint Jack Johnson vibe that includes an almost-jazzy ninth chord, a rarity in country. Tom Roland, Billboard, 7 June 2022 Should the first name be a short, to-the-point name, or should the moniker be long and lilting? Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 Imagining the lilting sound of Yiddish echoing through the Argentine plains and countryside can seem like a dream. Diane Cole, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022 Their dialogues get a lilting, inflected life in the actors’ performances—in Seydoux’s flinty calm and in Podalydès’s wry drive and plaintive wit. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022 The lilting Latin songs keep her in touch with Puerto Rico, the home of her birth. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021 Piedmont makes haunting red wines from the Nebbiolo grape, a variety that somehow can produce both thick tannins and a lilting sense of weightlessness at the same time. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2021 The melody starts with a lighthearted effervescence and shifts into a more brooding passage before bouncing back to a lilting sense of resigned surrender. Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1 lilting 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in swaying Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance swaying musical rhythmic metronomic cadenced uniform metrical rhythmical metronomical steady even metric cadent regular measured Antonyms & Near Antonyms arrhythmic unmeasured nonmetrical unrhythmic 2 as in jaunty Synonyms & Similar Words jaunty sprightly chirpy perky lively vivacious animated optimistic lighthearted hopeful insouciant carefree upbeat buoyant sanguine rosy blithe easygoing cheerful cheery winsome cavalier mirthful chipper careless jovial gladsome merry blithesome joyous jolly gleeful lightsome jocund sunny unconcerned joyful sprightful blissful happy-go-lucky smiling canty devil-may-care boon laughing grinning bright beaming gay tickled delighted eupeptic satisfied pleased gratified happy glad Antonyms & Near Antonyms dour sullen morose gloomy saturnine sulky glum sad unhappy joyless melancholy listless dull sluggish unsatisfied torpid sorrowful blue lethargic low forlorn mirthless disconsolate downcast hangdog down droopy despondent depressed crestfallen inconsolable dejected brokenhearted downhearted disheartened heavyhearted low-spirited See More lilting 2 of 2 verb present participle of lilt as in crooning Synonyms & Similar Words crooning warbling trilling quavering humming yodeling slurring scatting harmonizing yodelling trolling belting sharping singing chanting vocalizing descanting carolling serenading caroling
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