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tootle

American  
[toot-l] / ˈtut l /

verb (used without object)

tootled, tootling

  1. to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like.

  2. to move or proceed in a leisurely way.

noun

  1. the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.

tootle 1 British  
/ ˈtuːtəl /

verb

  1. to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly

    the flute tootled quietly
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noun

  1. a soft hoot or series of hoots

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tootle 2 British  
/ ˈtuːtəl /

verb

  1. (intr) to go, esp by car

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noun

  1. a drive, esp a short pleasure trip

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Other Word Forms

  • tootler noun

Etymology

Origin of tootle

First recorded in 1810–20; toot 1 + -le

Example Sentences

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Up the river we tootle, our pirate-garbed captain pointing out landmarks along the way.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2019

Most of the time, you will just tootle around town with it, doing really simple things.

From The Verge • Dec. 19, 2018

As a native Chicagoan who has watched the Rams tootle around UC Irvine in their golf carts, I have to wonder what Dick Butkus would say if he saw them.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2017

"We're happy to tootle along in a two-litre diesel in a Formula 1 race."

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2014

“Best garden pond in the village it'll be, Mr. Broadwas said, once my shrubbery's got a grip. Have a pleasant tootle round Tewkesbury, did we?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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