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- adjective Resembling a
flute or the sound of flute music
Etymologies
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Examples
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The western's song, on the other hand, is consistently described as flutelike or gurgling.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2010
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The western's song, on the other hand, is consistently described as flutelike or gurgling.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper By Joe Eaton 2010
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A soft, flutelike voice sounded gently in my ears.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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A soft, flutelike voice sounded gently in my ears.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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There was a sound, a queer wailing and rising and falling of the flutelike notes that he could associate with nothing he had heard on Earth or Mars -- nor anywhere in the Solar System.
"The Morons" by Harl Vincent, part 2 Johnny Pez 2010
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He likens curaçao to the "piercing, velvety note" of the clarinet; crème de menthe is flutelike, "at once sweet and tart, soft and shrill."
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He likens curaçao to the "piercing, velvety note" of the clarinet; crème de menthe is flutelike, "at once sweet and tart, soft and shrill."
Tasting the trumpets 2008
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Colvin's natural voice is a pure, flutelike breath.
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Aurora emitted a high flutelike sound that Miles knew was laughter.
365 tomorrows » 2006 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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Sometimes it sounded flutelike, sometimes like birdsong, sometimes like a theremin.
Sounds Walter Jon Williams 2006
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