Lilt, v. i.

v. i. 1. To do any thing with dexterity or quickness, as to fly or to hop. [Prov. Eng.] Whether the bird flew here or there, O'er table lilt, or perch on chair. Wordsworth. 2. To sing or play cheerfully and merrily; to utter with spirit, animation, or gayety. [Scot.] A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors. Tennyson.