lilt has definitions from the field of music
1
[ noun ] (music) a jaunty rhythm in music

Synonyms

swing

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

For an instant John longed for the sound of the bells of Noyon-la-Sainte , the touch of his mother 's hand , the lilt of Charles 's voice in the square raftered rooms , his father 's bass tones rumbling to the canons , and the sight of the beloved bishop .

Related terms

rhythmicity swing

2
[ verb ] articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Related terms

pronounce

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