fluting

Definition of flutingnext
present participle of flute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluting
Verb
  • Now many of those same immigration agents are in more than a dozen airports across the country, milling around and maskless.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Video submitted to the Citizen app shows a group milling about near Wabash Avenue and Randolph Street near the Loop 'L' tracks.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The first track boomed, a Bad Bunny number remixed with a salsa beat, and people started filing in.
    Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.
    Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.
    David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The first was in June of last year, when a young burro was found grazing with an arrow in her side along Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley, according to information DonkeyLand posted on Facebook.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Fluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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