- flut|ing
- flut|ing «FLOO tihng», noun.1. decoration made of long, round grooves.2. a decorative groove; flute.3. fluted work.4. a flutelike sound.5. the act of a person who makes fluting or plays the flute.
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flut´er — flute «floot», noun, verb, flut|ed, flut|ing. –n. 1. a long, slender, pipelike musical instrument. A flute is played by blowing across a hole near one end. Different notes are made by covering different holes along the tube with the fingers or… … Useful english dictionary
flut´ter|ing|ly — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… … Useful english dictionary
flut — flut·er; flut·ist; flut·o·phone; flut·ter·a·tion; flut·ter·er; flut·ter·ing·ly; flut·ter·ment; flut·ter·some; flut·tery; flut·ter; … English syllables
flut´ter|less — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… … Useful english dictionary
flut´ter|er — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… … Useful english dictionary
flut´ter|a|ble — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… … Useful english dictionary
flut|ter — «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they saw the… … Useful english dictionary
fluting — flut•ing [[t]ˈflu tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) archit. fur ornamentation with flutes, as on a column 2) a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these • Etymology: 1475–85 … From formal English to slang
flute — [[t]flut[/t]] n. v. flut•ed, flut•ing 1) mad a wind instrument with a high range, consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or … From formal English to slang
flute´like´ — flute «floot», noun, verb, flut|ed, flut|ing. –n. 1. a long, slender, pipelike musical instrument. A flute is played by blowing across a hole near one end. Different notes are made by covering different holes along the tube with the fingers or… … Useful english dictionary
