Plural of flute
regular plural
The plural of flute is flutes.
Forms of flute
| Singular | flute /flu(ː)t/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | flutes /fluːts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Flutes in a sentence
- The group played huge drums placed overhead, along with flutes and a kotolike zither.2008 January 15, Jon Pareles, “To See (and Hear) the World in Five Hours: Unique Sounds Ripe for Import”, in The New York Times
- The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.From the entry saxophone
- If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.From the entry motive
- We listened to Telemann's intrada for two flutes.From the entry intrada
- Sitting around on sofas and velvetries with their flutes and their papers and their laughter.2009, Terry Midkiff, World is Woman, page 34. From the entry velvetry
Meaning of flute
- noun A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
- noun A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
- noun A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
Questions about the plural of flute
- What is the plural of flute?
- The plural of flute is flutes.
- Is flute countable?
- Flute is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flute (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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