Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Soft and clear in tone, like a flute.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Soft and clear in tone, like a flute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling the sound of a
flute .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Nobody's going to get hurt," called a fluty voice.
Tek Kill Shatner, William 1996
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When Henthorn stands to make a campaign promise over the PA -- "I'll come and speak to any group that invites me" -- Unroe cops a high, fluty voice and trills, "Even the Girl Scouts?"
Tea Party road trip: What the movement wants -- and why Bill Donahue 2010
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"It was all about branches," Lainie went on, "because, like" -- and here she switched to a high, fluty voice -- "life can go in so many directions, you know?"
Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010
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"It was all about branches," Lainie went on, "because, like" -- and here she switched to a high, fluty voice -- "life can go in so many directions, you know?"
Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010
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Beet lifted jasmine, the way a bullnecked partner lifts a ballerina, and the pair came on stage on citron's fluty cue.
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There was fluty music playing very low, almost impossible to hear.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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There was fluty music playing very low, almost impossible to hear.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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There was fluty music playing very low, almost impossible to hear.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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There was fluty music playing very low, almost impossible to hear.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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Just so, came a high fluty voice from the audienceLady Clementine.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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