lilt
noun
rhythmic swing or cadence.
lilts
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pluralof lilt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With that, “Hacks” goes out on a Seinfeldian high note, cutting to Deborah and Ava happily strolling the Vegas strip on a sun-soaked day as a Barbra Streisand-Judy Garland duet lilts behind them.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
But Weems — whose sonorous voice both lilts and lulls — said she is also hopeful about this juncture’s potential for lasting change.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
In a career spanning four decades, Washington instructed actors to speak not just in national dialects but also in regional and local lilts, even historical ones.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Her academic pedigree shows when she discusses Jefferson’s fascination with cadence, “which lilts along on iambic feet”; she invokes his little-known study of English prosody and “the importance of pauses to poetic language.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
He doesn’t talk, he lilts, his words taking to the air like birds.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
