Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: flut-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.

noun

The act of making such grooves.

noun

A flute-like sound.

noun

A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

noun

The erosional process by which a well-jointed coarse-grained rock, such as granite or gneiss, surface develops a set of flutes.

adj

Making a sound like a flute.

verb

present participle and gerund of flute

Example Sentences

"Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door."

Inflected Forms

flutings (plural)

Synonyms

flute

Questions

What does fluting mean?: A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.

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