Sentence:  “Oh, there's my precious Poppet,” said Phyllis, as a distant barking reached the ears. “He's asking for his dinner, the sweet little angel. All right, darling, Mother's coming,” she <WSD>fluted</WSD>, and buzzed off on the errand of mercy. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To utter with a flutelike sound.