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Definition of Lilting
1. Adjective. Characterized by a buoyant rhythm. "A tripping singing measure"
Similar to: Rhythmic, Rhythmical
Derivative terms: Swing, Swing
Definition of Lilting
1. Adjective. Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful. ¹
2. Noun. Type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung. ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of lilt) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lilting
1. lilt [v] - See also: lilt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lilting
Literary usage of Lilting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... to pay öS (a debt) by sitting in pri »aj Ш. r<A to tire one's «elf by lilting.
ï№ytn, (».) v. я. 1. ..."
2. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: ... Preserved in by Virginia, William Pitt Palmer, Sherwin McRae, Raleigh Edward Colston, Henry W. Flournoy (1890)
"... £3.12.0 for making ami lilting 9 Bayonets to Pleasant 's conip'y, 5th Reg't.
Same to Rob't Smith lor £5. waggon, to Russell's comp., 5th, and 12s. ..."
3. Fighting in Flanders by Edward Alexander Powell (1914)
"As they tramped down the tree-bordered, cobble- paved highroad, we heard, for
the first time in Belgium, the lilting refrain of that music- hall ballad ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"... more effective prevention for the future of the lilting out of .such vessels in
... lilting ..."
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