• IPA: /lɪlt/

lilt (lilts, present participle lilting; past and past participle lilted)

1. To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
2. To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
3. To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
   • 1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748 ↗, (please specify ):

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     A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thunderous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.

lilt (plural lilts)

1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
3. A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club, The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ (review)]

     Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.