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- [lilt]
- /lɪlt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lilt]
- /lɪlt/
Definitions of lilted word
- noun lilted rhythmic swing or cadence. 1
- noun lilted a lilting song or tune. 1
- noun lilted Simple past tense and past participle of lilt. 1
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Origin of lilted
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English lulte; perhaps akin to Dutch lul pipe, lullen to lull
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Parts of speech for Lilted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lilted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lilted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lilted
verb lilted
- warble — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- lilt — rhythmic swing or cadence.
- tweet — a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
- quaver — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
noun lilted
- accented — Language or speech that is accented is spoken with a particular accent.
- toned — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- refrained — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- tuned — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
Antonyms for lilted
verb lilted
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
See also
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