On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Lilt. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as swing or rhythmicity and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lilt meaning
- To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
- To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
Synonyms of Lilt
Using Lilt
- The main meaning on this page is: To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. | To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic. | To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
- Useful related words include: swing, rhythmicity, pronounce, articulate.
Context around Lilt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lilt
- In this selection, "lilt" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surfer, donegal, strange and pitching stand out and add context to how "lilt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a strange lilt and her irish lilt pitching products. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lilt" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lilt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Her voice had a strange lilt. (6 words)
His voice is a mix of Spanish slang and a SoCal surfer lilt. (13 words)
In this case, it’s also better value: appetisingly light and racy with a Lilt-like zip and tang. (19 words)
It may come as a surprise to many, particularly those of a younger generation, that the woman from Creeslough with the warm Donegal lilt was possibly Ireland’s first international pop stars who will always be associated with Irish ballads. (40 words)
For more than a year, she engaged television viewers of a local station with her Irish lilt, pitching products sold at Kansas City area Katz Drug stores. (27 words)
It feels ever so slightly tinged with an Irish or Scottish lilt, but it’s mainly the sound of pure, American folk music. (23 words)
Example sentences (8)
In this case, it’s also better value: appetisingly light and racy with a Lilt-like zip and tang.
His voice is a mix of Spanish slang and a SoCal surfer lilt.
It may come as a surprise to many, particularly those of a younger generation, that the woman from Creeslough with the warm Donegal lilt was possibly Ireland’s first international pop stars who will always be associated with Irish ballads.
Her voice had a strange lilt.
It feels ever so slightly tinged with an Irish or Scottish lilt, but it’s mainly the sound of pure, American folk music.
For more than a year, she engaged television viewers of a local station with her Irish lilt, pitching products sold at Kansas City area Katz Drug stores.
Giving an affirmative nod, she proceeded to recount her first humorous realization that she, indeed, was different as embodied by her southern lilt.
Live music this year will feature country musician Terry Smith, bluegrass music from the North Woods Drive Band and classic rock from LILT.