tootle

[ toot-l ]

verb (used without object)

, too·tled, too·tling.

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

/ ˈtuːtəl /

verb

1. intr to go, esp by car

noun

1. a drive, esp a short pleasure trip

tootle

²

/ ˈtuːtəl /

verb

1. to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly

   the flute tootled quietly

noun

1. a soft hoot or series of hoots

Derived Forms

• ˈtootler, noun

Other Words From

• tootler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tootle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tootle¹

C19: from tootle ¹, imitative of the horn of a car

Origin of tootle²

C19: from toot ¹

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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