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as in swaying
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as in jaunty
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Recent Examples of lilting
Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Lia Ouyang Rusli’s lilting score comes in just as its needed, and editing by Alex O’Flinn and Randi Atkins is perfectly pitched.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024
That beautiful language, with its lilting consonants and arpeggios of vowels.
—Lina Mounzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
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Adjective
Adam immediately turned around upon hearing Britton’s lilting opening notes.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Lia Ouyang Rusli’s lilting score comes in just as its needed, and editing by Alex O’Flinn and Randi Atkins is perfectly pitched.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024
That beautiful language, with its lilting consonants and arpeggios of vowels.
—Lina Mounzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lilting
Adjective
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An uncharacteristically jaunty montage follows Alex and her charming friends from Wisconsin to South Dakota.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Koerner’s score only has four songs, but the accordionist provides jaunty incidental music throughout, accompanied by the ensemble on a variety of percussion instruments.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The musical carefully rethinks the Prohibition era hijinks and gender identity issues of the classic movie it’s based on.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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On the all-genre Digital Song Sales list, the tune lands at No. 9, marking another top 10 smash on a highly-competitive list that includes tracks from all musical styles.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The award-winning writer was best known for her sprightly tales starring such anthropomorphic characters as sibling pigs and a gang of mice.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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The moments in which the camera captures her toned form and her sprightly movements are exciting and impressive.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Brightly colored human-size bugs swarm the stage, speaking a chirpy buggy language.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
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An exhaustingly chirpy series of studies has found that social connection is one of the strongest predictors of well-being, and extroverts are more socially connected.—
Olga Khazan,
Vox,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His crossword is not themed, but the entry is lively nonetheless.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Located right on the bustling Piazza delle Erbe, Verona’s liveliest piazza built atop the ancient Roman Capitolium, this museum gives new life to a majestic 17th-century palazzo.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But there, under the dry leaves, one plant was already forming perky green rosettes: garlic mustard.—
Zoë Lescaze,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The cups are molded with underwire support to lift the ladies for a perky and youthful look.—
Andrea Jordan,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The work was conducted in FIU’s battery lab — filled with flashing chargers, humming fans, pumps cycling the air, temperature controllers and other gear — has everything needed to make batteries from scratch.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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And Yoshi put his arm around my shoulder, sinking a little further into the mattress, humming just under his breath.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Where other roles in the show — like the vivacious cabaret star Sally Bowles (played in this production by Tony nominee Eva Noblezada) — interact primarily with one another, the Emcee is most interested in speaking directly to the audience.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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The tour concludes in Cartagena, a vivacious and historically rich city that was once a major port during the transatlantic slave trade.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Lilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilting. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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