Usually means: Melodic, rhythmic flow in speech.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word lilting:

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  1. lilting: Merriam-Webster
  2. lilting: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lilting: Vocabulary.com
  4. Lilting, lilting: Wordnik
  5. lilting: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. lilting: Wiktionary
  7. lilting: Dictionary.com
  8. lilting: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Lilting (film), Lilting: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. lilting: Rhymezone
  11. lilting: FreeDictionary.org
  12. lilting: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. lilting: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lilting: Encyclopedia

(Note: See lilt as well.)

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adjective:  Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
noun:  A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.

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