heläyttää — meaning in English

English meaning

• clang verb To make (or produce) a loud, ringing metallic sound.
• flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.

Senses

heläyttää is used for these senses in English:

• clang (transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
• flute (transitive) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).

clang — full definition

1. verb To make (or produce) a loud, ringing metallic sound.
2. intj Used to represent a loud metallic ringing sound.

flute — full definition

1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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