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as in swaying
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as in jaunty
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Recent Examples of lilting
Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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Adjective
Some of Frost’s poems have the lilting quality of lullabies; others seem to deliver their morals in unambiguous terms.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lilting
Adjective
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Lo and behold, a jaunty young boy, Marcel, soon comes to him.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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In 2023, the two were the only musical acts to release a new chart-topping solo album in each of the previous three years.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The album, which the singer says was inspired by the iconic musical era of the same name and the bands who defined it (Oasis, Blur, Pulp et al), will arrive via Columbia Records.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
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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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For a sizable, open economy taking big hits from Donald Trump’s trade war, South Korea sure seems chirpy about the near-term outlook.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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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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Thus began a lively rivalry with Lee, who quickly learned Clemens possesses a killer serve.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In lieu of bunking in the 4,000-square-foot Lord House, built in 1962 just off of Mulholland Drive, rent it out by the hour and host a lively pool party.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Grounded by arresting performances by an elite cast and tied up in an aggressively perky bow by its excellent scripts, the spellbinding series begs to be devoured with haste.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Sunny — perky, solicitous, a bit needy — was literally made to be loved, with a lollipop head, expressive anime eyes and an endearing voice (provided by Joanna Sotomura).—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
14 May 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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Come to Mina Penélope’s beautiful property for winemaker Verónica Santiago’s vivacious natural wines and her amber sauvignon blanc.—
Anya von Bremzen,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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But his primary aim is to capture his sister’s joyful and vivacious spirit and interview her friends about her final years.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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“Lilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilting. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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