fluting

noun

flut·​ing ˈflü-tiŋ How to pronounce fluting (audio)
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1
: a series of flutes
the fluting of a column
2
: fluted material

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Zoox also added fluting to the wireless charging pad to help keep phones in place. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Its cuff interlaces rose gold with blue-green baguette-cut tourmalines, while its necklace borrows rose-gold fluting—a detail from watchmaking—and applies it to its High Jewelry for the first time. Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 For version 5, which launched in March, the carbon fiber plate swapped a spoon shape for that of a fork in the name of of flex and propulsion while also utilizing fluting and corrugation for longitudinal stiffness. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 May 2026 This fluting gives this wood texture; its polish and demi-lune posts give it dimension. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluting

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fluting was in 1611

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“Fluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

fluting

noun
flut·​ing
ˈflüt-iŋ
: fluted decoration

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