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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Lilt

/(lĭlt)/ · IPA /lɪlt/
01 v. i. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
  1. 1.
    To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.[Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    To sing cheerfully.[Scot.]
02 v. t. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
  1. 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.
03 n. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
  1. 1.
    Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
    “The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse.” — F. Harrison.
  2. 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.