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Significados de lilt em inglês

A jaunty rhythm in music.

Uso de lilt em inglês
1
He spoke standard but with the lilt typical of the local population.
RUNNER
2
A woman's heart throbbed in the lilt and broke in the wail.
The Yeoman Adventurer
3
From the convent garden came the melting lilt of the golden oriole.
The Grey Cloak
4
The lilt of the orchestra elicited a fragmentary chorus from the audience.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
5
And I felt my spirits rising with the lilt of the melody.
A Minstrel in France
6
Her voice rose like clear sweet music in a lilt of joy.
The Summons
7
When Belinda spoke again, the competitive lilt was back in her voice.
Within arm's reach
8
The maiden laughed, a merry laughter like the lilt of a woodlark.
Masters of the Guild
9
A school-song set to a captivating waltz-lilt record the charms of Ducker.
The Days Before Yesterday
10
Nurse Makepeace's voice had neither its characteristic lilt nor its customary warmth.
Frankenstein: Lost Souls - A Novel
11
Born in Munich, she has a soft German lilt to her English.
The Guardian
12
The gentle lilt of the blues tune came to a jangling halt.
The talisman
13
From the lilt of her voice, Avasarala knew there was mischief afoot.
Caliban's War
14
It was a martial air, given with a splendid lilt and swing.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
15
The mocking silver lilt of Carlotta Cressy's laughter drifted back to him.
Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
16
Her voice had the high lilt and the deep undertones of the Forest.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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