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: characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence
a lilting stride
liltingness
noun
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Midnight Anthem and Meadow Brothers Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
Two Connecticut folk/Americana acts, the trio Midnight Anthem and the duo The Meadows Brothers, join for a lilting local concert at The Kate in Old Saybrook.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Armand and Sam Reid’s tornado of a performance as Lestat, but Anderson warrants immense credit for grounding the series, if not in naturalism, then a specific kind of lilting, high-gothic grandeur.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Rory Kinnear gives him a lilting accent that makes Bombadil sound like a Cornish Forrest Gump.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Armand and Sam Reid’s tornado of a performance as Lestat, but Anderson warrants immense credit for grounding the series, if not in naturalism, then a specific kind of lilting, high-gothic grandeur.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Rory Kinnear gives him a lilting accent that makes Bombadil sound like a Cornish Forrest Gump.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Lilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lilting. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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