verb
- spoke or sang with a cheerful, musical rhythm or cadence
Usage: past tense of ‘lilt’
Examples
- She lilted a gentle melody while working in the garden.
- His voice lilted with a slight Irish accent.
- The children lilted nursery rhymes as they played.
- Her words lilted pleasantly as she told the story.
- The folk singer lilted traditional ballads at the festival.
- He lilted the tune under his breath while walking.