Flatted

On the other hand, in order to lower a tone, the letter representing it is "flatted," and F is called _Fes_, ❋ Edward MacDowell (1884)

They would later discover, after Bewley flatted about halfway to Mumbai, that no one had any extra wheels so they quickly had to replace one of the tubulars. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When Thomas Dorsey created Gospel music, he used that 12-bar flatted note; when one is experiencing "the thrill is gone..." the words of B.B. King, the 12-bar notes change to Mahalia Jackson's "Precious Lord, take my hand..." ❋ Rev. Otis Moss III (2011)

Weatherbee flatted every third note and sang such songs as "The Boston Burglar" and "The Handsome Cabin Boy," for hours at a time, while Cuthfert wept with rage, till he could stand it no longer and fled into the outer cold. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Johnson, meanwhile, flatted his front tire with 1 1/2 laps to go and rode gingerly to the pits, away that a charging Todd Wells ad Schouten were not far behind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the African American tradition, in order to have Gospel music you must have the 12-bar flatted note. ❋ Rev. Otis Moss III (2011)

Bresnick-Zocchi got the edge in the final lap as Annis flatted shortly before the finish and ran across the finish line. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then Miller flatted at the top of the course, gapping Smith and giving Annis the chance she needed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No one waited for maillot jaune Slyvain Chavanel when he flatted on the cobblestones of stage 3, or Lance Armstrong, for that matter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fretboard closeups of Parker here and Jim Hall on the Art Farmer DVD are boons to guitarists on the lookout for flatted-fifth chords and fresh melodic patterns. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey thanks for waiting up assoles, I flatted and you bitches just flew by, crap I woulda podiumed had I had a better bike, now I'm pissed... ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

In 2004, he was riding in the front group of ten in the collegiate nationals road race when he flatted in the last lap and finished 10th. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Van den Broucke flatted on the heavily wooded descent and had to take a spare bike, losing contact with the Armstrong-Basso group. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Technically speaking, the barbershop chord is a flatted seventh, first used among African-American gospel groups in the early 20th century. ❋ Unknown (2010)