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lilting
adjective as in lyrical
adjective as in musical
Example Sentences
Occasionally, Fish will be seized with adrenaline as he prepares to wrestle that demon, dangerously flailing around his apartment while Laura Karpman’s lilting score shifts into a jazz-infused cacophony of drums and horns.
This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.
The “Chairman’s Waltz” in John Williams’ score to the 2005 film “Memoirs of a Geisha” is another lilting, lovely example of grappling onto a dance that refused to die.
In response, Ross doubles down, moving his camera with a lilting, ethereal swing and holding shots for far longer than any real person would fix their gaze.
A self-professed “bonus track” at the tail end of the album, it is a brief majestic ballad anchored to Muñoz’s vocals, lilting acoustic guitar, and a lush string section arranged by David Campbell — Beck’s father.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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