toot
verb (used without object)
(of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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"I reckon this young feller has tooted his horn long enough," drawled the deputy sheriff.
From The Plunderer by Henry Oyen