[lilt] n (ca. 1680) 1: a spirited and usu. cheerful song or tune
2: a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence
3: a springy buoyant movement
[2]lilt vb [ME lulten to sound an alarm] vt (1722): to sing or play in a lively cheerful manner ~ vi 1: to sing or speak rhythmically and with fluctuating pitch
2: to move in a lively springy manner