Meanings
plural liltings
- countableuncountableA type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.
1 more example
Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions. Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made lilting a rare art.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lilt
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by a buoyant rhythm
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Irish portaireacht, portaireacht bhéil
- portaireachttype of lively singing
- portaireacht bhéiltype of lively singing
Scottish Gaelic puirt à beul, canntaireachd
- puirt à beultype of lively singing
- canntaireachdtype of lively singing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lilting
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Cite this entry
lilting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilting
“lilting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lilting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilting.
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