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Kilting vs Lilting - What's the difference?

kilting | lilting |

As verbs the difference between kilting and lilting

is that kilting is present participle of kilt while lilting is present participle of lilt.

As nouns the difference between kilting and lilting

is that kilting is a method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it while lilting is type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung.

As an adjective lilting is

having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.

kilting

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
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    lilting

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
  • Derived terms

    * liltingly

    Noun

    (-)
  • Type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung.
  • * Year , Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.,
  • Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting'. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made ' lilting a rare art.

    Derived terms

    * liltingness

    Verb

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