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Tilting vs Lilting - What's the difference?

tilting | lilting |

As verbs the difference between tilting and lilting

is that tilting is present participle of lang= en while lilting is present participle of lilt.

As nouns the difference between tilting and lilting

is that tilting is the motion of something that tilts; a tilt 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.

tilting

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that tilts; a tilt.
  • The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer.
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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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