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Wilted vs Lilted - What's the difference?

wilted | lilted |

As verbs the difference between wilted and lilted

is that wilted is past tense of wilt while lilted is past tense of lilt.

As an adjective wilted

is drooping, typically due to lack of water.

wilted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of plants) Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wilt)

    • lilted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lilt)

    • Anagrams

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    lilt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
    • (Wordsworth)
  • To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
  • To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
  • * Tennyson
    • A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
  • A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
  • A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
  • * July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
  • *: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.

    • See also

    * brogue * drawl * lisp * twang (Webster 1913)

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