lilt
noun
rhythmic swing or cadence.
lilting
-
a word derived from
lilt.
Example Sentences
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So it was quite something to witness velvet-clad Catalan pipers, sashaying down Barcelona's main boulevards, their medieval tunes intermingling with lilting music that accompanied flocks of brightly dressed Chinese performers.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mr. Hedges invents a lilting melody for “Pinto,” a lyric that had been collected by Lomax, and has honored accordion player Josh Baca take the lead on the Mexican-tinged sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
He speaks with the same measured warmth as ever — that deep, lilting rumble that can shift from conspiratorial murmur to amused growl in a heartbeat — but he sometimes loses a name mid-thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Reflecting his heritage, the music is full of Afrobeat rhythms, log drums, spiritual mantras and lilting guitar lines.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
He proceeded to give us directions in a lilting accent, which I found enormously entertaining.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
