A jaunty rhythm in music.
1 He spoke standard but with the lilt typical of the local population.
2 A woman's heart throbbed in the lilt and broke in the wail.
3 From the convent garden came the melting lilt of the golden oriole.
4 The lilt of the orchestra elicited a fragmentary chorus from the audience.
5 And I felt my spirits rising with the lilt of the melody.
6 Her voice rose like clear sweet music in a lilt of joy.
7 When Belinda spoke again, the competitive lilt was back in her voice.
8 The maiden laughed, a merry laughter like the lilt of a woodlark.
9 A school-song set to a captivating waltz - lilt record the charms of Ducker.
10 Nurse Makepeace's voice had neither its characteristic lilt nor its customary warmth.
11 Born in Munich, she has a soft German lilt to her English.
12 The gentle lilt of the blues tune came to a jangling halt.
13 From the lilt of her voice, Avasarala knew there was mischief afoot.
14 It was a martial air, given with a splendid lilt and swing.
15 The mocking silver lilt of Carlotta Cressy's laughter drifted back to him.
16 Her voice had the high lilt and the deep undertones of the Forest.
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