Here are Google's definitions of "fluting".
noun
<span>1. sound reminiscent of that of a flute.
"the silvery fluting of a blackbird"
2. a groove or set of grooves forming a surface decoration.
"a hollow stem with vertical flutings"
</span>adjective
1 .reminiscent of the sound of a flute."the golden, fluting voice filled the room"
Nick was supposedly engaged before coming to New York;
Daisy says, “We heard that you were engaged” (19). Nick’s response is typically elliptical, after which he tells the reader:
Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn’t even vaguely engaged. The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East. You can’t stop going with an old friend on account of rumors,and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage."(19)
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Answer:
A little white lie
Explanation:
Meaning: to say something that is not true in order not to hurt someone’s feelings.
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The Continental Army had a realistic chance of winning against the British.
