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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of lilt.

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Examples

  • He kind of lilted into it, so after a second he was on the right note.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • Normally it leapt from one syllable to another, lilted with unexpected accents.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Normally it leapt from one syllable to another, lilted with unexpected accents.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Instead, it lilted a little there at the end like I was trying to yodel or something.

    Hero for Hire « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • A heartbeat of pure want that lilted and tapped to the tune of our school song.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • A heartbeat of pure want that lilted and tapped to the tune of our school song.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • She liked listening to the lilted banter of the other nannies from the neighborhood, mainly black women from the West Indies.

    Bad Marie (An Excerpt) 2010

  • Frowning, the hacker lilted the receiver to his ear.

    Forgetfulness ISCARS 2010

  • The voice lilted playfully, running up and down his spine, as sensual as a warm hand.

    One Night in Scotland Karen Hawkins 2010

  • Never, I lilted as I walked off, officially stepping away from the rapids and back into the simple currents of our friendship.

    Elixir Hilary Duff 2010

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