Lilt

v. i.	1.	To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
	2.	To sing cheerfully.
v. t.	1.	To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness. A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. - Tennyson.
n.	1.	Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. - F. Harrison.
	2.	A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. - J. C. Shairp.

Noun	1.	lilt - a jaunty rhythm in music Synonyms: swing
Verb	1.	lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

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