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fluting [ˈfluːtɪŋ] n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc. 2. grooves or furrows, as in cloth ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations fluting How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There were tender little fluting sounds here and there and everywhere, as if scores of birds were beginning to tune up for a concert. Beside the lake The elves are fluting, ting, ting, ting Most precious of all--the evenings she and her boy had sat in the yard, with the cool south breeze blowing up from the pasture, the cows looking on placidly, the frogs fluting rhythmically in the pond, the birds chirping their good-night calls, and the dip and swell of the farm land pulling at them like a haunting tune, almost too lovely to be endured. |
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