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单词 lilt
释义 lilt
I. \ˈlilt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English lulten
transitive verb
1. : to begin to sing, sound, or play : strike — often used with up
 < lilt up your pipes — Allan Ramsey †1758 >
2. : to sing in a lively cheerful manner
 < lilting a tune to supply the lack of conversation — Emily Brontë >
intransitive verb
1. : to sing or speak in a rhythmical manner
 < whose shrill voice I have heard this half hour lilting in the … kitchen — Sir Walter Scott >
2.
 a. : to move in a lively springy manner
  < a young man … lilting a little in his walk — Rudyard Kipling >
 b. : to sway gently from side to side (as in some dances)
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a spirited and usually gay song or tune
 < a well-known rollicking Irish lilt — Samuel Lover >
 < the wordless music of a lilt — Brian George >
2. : a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence
 < the lines go with a lilt — R.L.Stevenson >
 < the lilt of the train as it picked up speed — John Masters >
3. : a springy movement indicative of buoyant spirits
 < a lilt in her step >
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