LILT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lilt mean? 

• LILT (noun)
  The noun LILT has 1 sense:

1. a jaunty rhythm in music

  Familiarity information: LILT used as a noun is very rare.

• LILT (verb)
  The verb LILT has 1 sense:

1. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

  Familiarity information: LILT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LILT (noun)

Meaning:

A jaunty rhythm in music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

lilt; swing

Hypernyms ("lilt" is a kind of...):

rhythmicity (the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music)

• LILT (verb)

Meaning:

Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "lilt" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE