tootle
to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like.
to move or proceed in a leisurely way.
the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
Origin of tootle
1Other words from tootle
- tootler, noun
Words Nearby tootle
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How to use tootle in a sentence
Grandfather tootle, the bassoon, spends his time in dozing: all you can hear from him is an occasional snore.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallMrs. tootle, the flute, is of a romantic turn of mind, doting on moonlight and warbling birds and babbling brooks.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallMr tootle is so far figurative, touching the dismemberment, as that he means the boat, and not the man.
Our Mutual Friend | Charles DickensBut they never tootle now, and never sing, and when they speak, their tongue is that of the unmusical barbarians.
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleA man who lets his sword rust at home while he goes about tootle-de-rooling on a flute!
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford Dargan
British Dictionary definitions for tootle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtuːtəl) /
to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly: the flute tootled quietly
a soft hoot or series of hoots
Origin of tootle
1Derived forms of tootle
- tootler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for tootle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtuːtəl) British informal /
(intr) to go, esp by car
a drive, esp a short pleasure trip
Origin of tootle
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