fluting

== English == === Noun === fluting (plural flutings) (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface. The act of making such grooves. A flute-like sound. (fashion) A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment. The erosional process by which a well-jointed coarse-grained rock, such as granite or gneiss, surface develops a set of flutes. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === fluting (not comparable) Making a sound like a flute. === Verb === fluting present participle and gerund of flute