pootle
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of pootle
C20: from p ( oodle ) to travel + ( t ) ootle ²
Example Sentences
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Instead, he's content just to pootle around at the back of his house, making simple, heartfelt records that just so happen to sell in the hundreds of thousands.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2019
With no set plan or destination, they might pootle along parallel to the shore, or venture out into the deep waters of the shipping channels.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2017
"I think my dad was expecting me to pootle around and get it out of my system and jump off his back," says Nic.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2015
Better yet, why don't we shove Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White onto a tandem and force them to pootle around the Lake District, engaging WI groups in polite conversation about Battenberg cakes?
From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2011
The word "poother," which I pronounced "pootle", excited the enthusiasm of the audience.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel
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