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tootle
1/ ˈtuːtəl /
verb
- to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly
the flute tootled quietly
noun
- a soft hoot or series of hoots
tootle
2/ ˈtuːtəl /
verb
- intr to go, esp by car
noun
- a drive, esp a short pleasure trip
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Derived Forms
- ˈtootler, noun
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Other Words From
- tootler noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tootle1
C19: from toot 1
Origin of tootle2
C19: from tootle 1, imitative of the horn of a car
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Example Sentences
Grandfather Tootle, the bassoon, spends his time in dozing: all you can hear from him is an occasional snore.
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Mrs. Tootle, the flute, is of a romantic turn of mind, doting on moonlight and warbling birds and babbling brooks.
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Mr Tootle is so far figurative, touching the dismemberment, as that he means the boat, and not the man.
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But they never tootle now, and never sing, and when they speak, their tongue is that of the unmusical barbarians.
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A man who lets his sword rust at home while he goes about tootle-de-rooling on a flute!
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