flute


2flute

verb
flut·edflut·ing

Definition of FLUTE

intransitive verb
1
: to play a flute
2
: to produce a flutelike sound
transitive verb
1
: to utter with a flutelike sound
2
: to form flutes in
flut·er noun

First Known Use of FLUTE

14th century

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