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   lilt

   /lɪlt/

   noun

   • 1. a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent: "he spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt"
   • ▪ a pleasant, gently swinging rhythm in a song or tune: "the lilt of the Hawaiian music"
   • ▪ a cheerful tune.

   verb

   • 1. speak, sing, or sound with a lilt: "the music lilted and swaggered in a dance rhythm"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishlulte (in the senses ‘sound an alarm’ or ‘lift up the voice’), of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • I

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   • L

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   • T

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