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the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern
There was a charming lilt to her voice. a tune with a lilt
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Recent Examples of lilt
Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Sauvé is extremely soft-spoken, her slight Quebecois accent lilting over the crowd’s hush.
—Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
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Noun
There are other ways to spot deepfakes, though, like asking a person on a livestream to turn sideways or listening for an off-sounding lilt in someone's voice.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Verb
Their small sounds and snuffles were barely audible above the lilting bleeps of incubators in the neonatal ward.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Sauvé is extremely soft-spoken, her slight Quebecois accent lilting over the crowd’s hush.
—Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lilt
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Only 20k miles of rapid people hauling are on the clock, and this example came equipped with a handful of desirable options, including a Burmester surround sound system and a carbon fiber exterior accent package that hints at its performance.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stripes are said to be a major trend for 2025, but the classic cut and elegant accents will feel fresh year after year.Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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Her solitude is broken when two fellow students rush up, crooning her name in unison.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Michael Bublé’s perennial favorite Christmas wasn’t far behind, soaring from No. 9 to No. 2 as Australians embrace his crooning holiday classics.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
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Blue plans to scale the cadence of New Glenn missions quickly, wanting to perform as many as 10 New Glenn launches this year.Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the same way, founders need to understand the cadence of their industry and their audience.Will Fan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix, who doesn’t seem accustomed to singing, much less very interested in it, is forced to warble his way through song numbers while Gaga refuses to lay down a dichotomy between what’s real versus fantasy concerning her character’s musical talents.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Build a posting rhythm that matches your audience's day.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The move adds more shooting around Edwards and hopefully, helps Conley get into a rhythm that has been elusive in his 18th season.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
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The end-of-year flex of consumer strength marks the latest indication of resilient U.S. buying power, which has kept the economy humming despite a prolonged stretch of high interest rates.Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pressure and spotlight will fixate on the player most likely to succeed Gabriel, who in his one year with the program finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and kept Oregon’s offense humming after the record-setting year by Bo Nix in 2023.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
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At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Lilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilt. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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