1. decorative grooves or channels cut into a surface, especially on architectural columns
Usage: architecture
2. the action of playing a flute or making flute-like sounds
Usage: music

Examples

• The classical column featured elegant fluting along its entire length.
• The fluting on the pillar caught the morning light beautifully.
• Ancient Greek temples are famous for their fluted columns.
• The carpenter added decorative fluting to the wooden post.
• We could hear the soft fluting of a bird in the distance.
• Her fluting filled the concert hall with melodious sound.