FLUTE (4)

Flute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fluted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fluting (?).] 1. 1. To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.
Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson. The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. Emerson. 2. 2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.