n.
a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking.
▸a gentle rhythm in a tune.
▸archaic, chiefly Scottish a cheerful tune.
v.
[
often as adj. lilting]
speak, sing, or sound with a lilt.
Etymology
ME lulte (in the senses ‘sound an alarm’ or ‘lift up the voice’), of unknown origin.
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