lilted

Verb

lilt (third-person singular simple present lilts, present participle lilting, simple past and past participle lilted)

1. (intransitive) To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
   • Whether the bird flit here or there,
     O'er table lilt , or perch on chaira. 1851, William Wordsworth, “The Redbreast”, in Henry [Hope] Reed, editor, The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Philadelphia, Pa.: Hayes & Zell, […], published 1860, →OCLC
2. (intransitive) To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
3. (intransitive) To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
   • A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thunderous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

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