1
: characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence
a lilting stride
liltingness
noun
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Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Once again, a lawmaker this year wants to dethrone the bird known for its lilting sounds.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no words to these volleys of sound and breath, just one part of this at times sweetly lilting, explosively virtuosic song cycle about goddesses from Finnish mythology.
—Oussama Zahr, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Midnight Anthem and Meadow Brothers Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
Two Connecticut folk/Americana acts, the trio Midnight Anthem and the duo The Meadows Brothers, join for a lilting local concert at The Kate in Old Saybrook.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Once again, a lawmaker this year wants to dethrone the bird known for its lilting sounds.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no words to these volleys of sound and breath, just one part of this at times sweetly lilting, explosively virtuosic song cycle about goddesses from Finnish mythology.
—Oussama Zahr, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Midnight Anthem and Meadow Brothers Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
Two Connecticut folk/Americana acts, the trio Midnight Anthem and the duo The Meadows Brothers, join for a lilting local concert at The Kate in Old Saybrook.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Lilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lilting. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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