flute
/flut/
verb
- To play a flute.
- He learned to flute when he was eight years old.
- She fluted softly as the sun set over the hills.
- The musician fluted a cheerful tune that made everyone smile.
- To form or cut flutes (grooves) in a surface.
- They fluted the columns to match the classical design.
- The machine flutes the metal sheets for added strength.
- The artisan fluted the edges of the ceramic bowl.
- To speak or sing in a clear, high, and musical tone.
- From the next room, he could hear her fluting a lullaby.
- The actor fluted his lines with exaggerated elegance.
- She fluted her reply in a sweet, birdlike voice.
noun
- A musical instrument shaped like a long tube, played by blowing across a hole at one end and covering holes along the body to change notes.
- The orchestra includes two flutes and a piccolo.
- She played a beautiful melody on her flute during the concert.
- He bought a new wooden flute for his music class.
- A tall, narrow wine glass with a long stem, used especially for champagne or sparkling wine.
- Crystal flutes sparkled under the chandelier.
- She raised her flute to toast the happy couple.
- The waiter filled each flute with chilled champagne.
- A long, rounded groove or channel, especially one of a series cut into a column or other surface as decoration.
- Each flute on the pillar was painted a slightly different shade.
- The carpenter added flutes to the wooden table legs for an elegant look.
- The ancient Greek columns were carved with deep flutes.