lilted

verb

past tense of lilt
as in warbled

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  1. warbled
  2. crooned
  3. quavered
  4. hummed
  5. trilled
  6. trolled
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  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Definition of warbled
Verb
  • Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of crooned
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of quavered
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  • Construction has hummed along at the store site, and the warehouse has started to take shape in recent weeks.
    — Nathan Pilling July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Experiments were running, discoveries being made, and conferences hummed with new ideas.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of trilled
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  • The comedian and actress trolled the happy couple with several Instagram posts, including a spoof outfit for Thursday night’s rehearsal dinner and a still from her TV series Life & Beth.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
  • This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
Definition of trolled
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