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lilt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lilt

the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern

There was a charming lilt to her voice.

a tune with a lilt

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of lilt

movement, sway, swing

beat, cadence, measure, meter, rhythm

accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress

inflection, intonation

hexameter, pentameter, tetrameter, trimeter

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