noun

1. 1. a high-pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end: by fingering the holes and keys along its length, the player can produce various tones
   2. any of various similar instruments, as the fipple flute
2. 1. an ornamental groove or pleat in cloth, etc.
   2. Archit. a long, vertical, rounded groove in the shaft of a column
3. 1. a flue pipe
   2. a flue organ stop with a flutelike tone
4. a tall, slender wineglass, used esp. for champagne

Etymology: ME floute < OFr fleüte, flaute < Prov fläut, prob. < flaujol (OFr flajeol: see flageolet) + laüt, lute

transitive verb fluted flut′ed, fluting flut′·ing

1. to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone
2. to play on the flute
3. to make long, rounded grooves in (a column, etc.)

intransitive verb

1. to play on the flute
2. to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone