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Meaning of "liltingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LILTINGLY

liltingly  [ˈlɪltɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LILTINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liltingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LILTINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lilting

Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Gaelic speaking areas of Ireland and Scotland. It goes under many names, and is sometimes referred to as "mouth music", diddling, jigging, chin music or cheek music, puirt a beul in Scottish Gaelic, Canterach, or portaireacht bhéil in Irish Gaelic. It in some ways resembles scat singing.

Definition of liltingly in the English dictionary

The definition of liltingly in the dictionary is in a manner characterised by a graceful, swinging rhythm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LILTINGLY


comfortingly
ˈkʌmfətɪŋlɪ
enchantingly
ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋlɪ
everlastingly
ˌevəˈlɑːstɪŋlɪ
excitingly
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋlɪ
exultingly
ɪɡˈzʌltɪŋlɪ
fascinatingly
ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋlɪ
fittingly
ˈfɪtɪŋlɪ
haltingly
ˈhɔːltɪŋlɪ
insultingly
ɪnˈsʌltɪŋlɪ
interestingly
ˈɪntrəstɪŋlɪ
invitingly
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋlɪ
irritatingly
ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ
joltingly
ˈdʒəʊltɪŋlɪ
lastingly
ˈlɑːstɪŋlɪ
meltingly
ˈmeltɪŋlɪ
peltingly
ˈpɛltɪŋlɪ
revoltingly
rɪˈvəʊltɪŋlɪ
temptingly
ˈtemptɪŋlɪ
unwittingly
ʌnˈwɪtɪŋlɪ
vaultingly
ˈvɔːltɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LILTINGLY

lilliput
Lilliputian
lilly-pilly
Lilo
Lilongwe
lilt
lilting
liltingness
lily
lily iron
lily of the valley
lily pad
lily-like
lily-livered
lily-trotter
lily-white

WORDS THAT END LIKE LILTINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of liltingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «liltingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LILTINGLY

Find out the translation of liltingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of liltingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liltingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

liltingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liltingly
570 millions of speakers

English

liltingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

liltingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

liltingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

liltingly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liltingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

liltingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liltingly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Liltingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beschwingt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

liltingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

liltingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liltingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liltingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

liltingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Liltingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

liltingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liltingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liltingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

liltingly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liltingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

liltingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liltingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liltingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liltingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of liltingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LILTINGLY»

The term «liltingly» is used very little and occupies the 187.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LILTINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «liltingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «liltingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about liltingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LILTINGLY»

Discover the use of liltingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liltingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Loveless Family: Getting Past Estrangement and Learning ...
To simplify, an Iron Butterfly will rapturously arrange followers in a vase, luxuriating in their beauty and fragrance as she liltingly hums away. Then you walk in the door, and she says—or screams—something hurtful at you. Then she returns to ...
Jon P. Bloch, 2011
2
A Companion to William Wordsworth
... in his childhood, he walked trippingly or liltingly as those streams run trippingly or liltingly ("Even more than when I tripped lightly as they"). He further says that even now ('yet') the clear and bright morning ('innocent brightness of a new-born  ...
‎2003
3
Diez Angelitos:
All three people value cross-cultural communication that emphasizes our loving common bonds and hope that this simple book in two languages will teach, in a very easy way, our inter-connectedness.
Ruth M. Pittard, 2006
4
The Secret Scripture: A Novel
In The Secret Scripture, Barry revisits County Sligo, Ireland, the setting for his previous three books, to tell the unforgettable story of Roseanne McNulty.
Sebastian Barry, 2008
5
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
"Whistle, and I'll come to you my lad, Whistle, and I'll come to you ; Though father and mother and all should be mad, Whistle, and I'll come to you"— she sang, liltingly, as she tripped along. “If I only knew you, and could venture to say how ...
Henry Mills Alden, 1863
6
LIFE
A journalist (Gary Merrill), hired to educate her, found much native shrewdness and decency under a remarkably blank exterior. ^.□f.a .,'>% j>:a'tf.s« &-<ft;:afiifl<i :*A*« a*wfc-c "'cSaiisM : v..tn:&*i It was called, liltingly, "a girdle of emerald flung ...
7
Orange Coast Magazine
counted on for consistency. Sometimes the ladies like a wine which is liltingly light and rather suited to our feminine natures. The 1980 Johannisberg Riesling is a style-setter in the smooth and mellow category, and yet it has enough stamina to ...
8
MotorBoating
... fiberglass Hatteras Yacht is the boat for you. Write for name of nearest dealer. HATTERAS YACHT COMPANY DEPT. M8362, HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA l5 Sometimes bawdy, sometimes sad, D“"“'“”““°"“"°“"“ but always liltingly catchy, ...
9
Motorboating - ND
... all Quebec puts an “e" on the end of it, and says liltingly, with a happy smile, “ Okaye l") The Skipper has cruised the length and breadth of the Province on a vocabulary of four French expressions-—s'il i'OUS plait, merci beaucoup, oui, non.
10
Islands Magazine
At a small bridge we stopped, and Lowell jumped out of the car. He spoke liltingly , “Look, you can see the flamingos out yonder." I squinted across what in the Chesapeake we call guts — brackish creeks and marshes that wind through the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LILTINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term liltingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Katherine Vaz and Christopher Cerf: Kermit Will Attend
... reception in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's patrons lounge, where guests listened to some of Mr. Cerf's songs liltingly plucked by a harpist. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
'Amy' celebrates the short life of Amy Winehouse
During the songs, Kapadia provides us with subtitles so we can read the lyrics as they come out of Amy's liltingly tortured delivery. This does ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
Not Your Average Love Songs: “Heaven's Knife” & “Like the Dawn”
Liltingly, Josh Garrels sings of his own wife: Like the first man I was cut so deep by heaven's knife / When I awoke from my sleep Oh my Lord, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Nashville Reaches Out
While the boat cruised up and down the Cumberland River, the crowd on board watched sets by liltingly effervescent singer-songwriter Cam ... «WUTC, Jun 15»
5
Stage reviews: A week of theater
... Corner,” “Impossible,” “Ten Minutes Ago”) liltingly. But the true stars of this production are William Ivey Long's Tony Award-winning costumes, ... «Dallas Voice, Jun 15»
6
Lesbian Musical Crushes Gershwin Show, and Other Tony Awards …
And then Kelli opened as the British/Indian schoolmarm Anna who liltingly changes hearts and minds, and was her usual solid self. (“A sterling ... «Out Magazine, Jun 15»
7
It is psy-war!
The public goodwill in India is just fiction that is chanted liltingly in Indo-Pak seminars organised by Aman Ki Asha in five star hotels. On the ... «Daily Times, May 15»
8
Movie Review: Tanu Weds Manu Returns is hilarious
It is a kind of movie that is garnished with a ravishingly smart act by the leads and liltingly eye-catching flamboyance of characters. Give it a ... «Blasting News, May 15»
9
121 magnificent things to do in London this May
... Murdoch's veteran gaggle of Glaswegian popsters are consummate practitioners of liltingly melancholic and lyrically wry, indie-pop songcraft. «Time Out London, May 15»
10
Dog Days Are Here
... egging on their father with profanity, as the mother (soprano Marnie Breckenridge) seemed nonplussed, singing sweetly, liltingly, “Good dog. «Fort Worth Weekly, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Liltingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/liltingly>. Apr 2024 ».
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