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"To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic."
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to sing cheerfully",
"word": "trällern"
}
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"To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness."
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"Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness."
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"ref": "July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club, The Dark Knight Rises (review)",
"text": "Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment."
}
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "melodious accent when speaking",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"sense": "melodious accent when speaking",
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"To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music."
],
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],
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},
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"To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic."
],
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]
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"To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness."
],
"links": [
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]
}
],
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪlt"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sing cheerfully",
"word": "trällern"
}
],
"word": "lilt"
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"Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness."
],
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"glosses": [
"A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune."
]
},
{
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{
"ref": "July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club, The Dark Knight Rises (review)",
"text": "Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment."
}
],
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],
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"sense": "melodious accent when speaking",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "melodious accent when speaking",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "tonefall"
}
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"word": "lilt"
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