Today's Word "Lilt"
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lilt \LILT\ (verb) - To move or speak musically, in a lively, pleasant, and cheerful fashion.
"Kayleigh has a lovely, lilting smile that makes all she encounters feel good."
The origin of this word is passing obscure. It derives directly from Middle English lulten, lilten "to sound an alarm" and is possibly related to Dutch lullepijp "lilt-pipe, bagpipe" or Norwegian lilla "sing."