lilt

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly.
2. n. A light, happy tune or song.
3. n. A light or resilient manner of moving or walking.
4. v. To say, sing, or play (something) in a cheerful, rhythmic manner.
5. v. To speak, sing, or play with liveliness or rhythm.
6. v. To move with lightness and buoyancy.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To sound.
2. To sing or play in snatches, and with easy, tripping grace, as a song or a tune; utter or pour forth with sprightliness, animation, or gaiety.
3. To sing or play a tune in a sprightly, tripping manner; utter musical sounds flowingly and cheerfully.
4. To do anything with dexterity or quickness; spring; hop.
5. n. A snatch of a cheerful, lively song; a short, smooth-flowing, tripping air or tune.
6. n. Hence Cadence; rhythmic swing or flow.
7. To sway up and down, as a bird on a spray.

Wiktionary

1. v. To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
2. v. To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
3. v. To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
4. n. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
5. n. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
6. n. A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. Prov. Eng. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
2. v. Scot. To sing cheerfully.
3. v. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
4. n. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
5. n. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
2. n. a jaunty rhythm in music