Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: flute
IPA transcription: [fl'ut]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flute, transverse_flute
    Meaning: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flute
    Meaning: form flutes in
Usage examples
  • Nearer and louder grew the voices--one was the clear flute tones of a young brave and the other the tremulous squeaks of an old grandfather.
  • Besides the sticks and the drums, there are no other musical instruments among the Typees, except one which might appropriately be denominated a nasal flute.