- present tense form of toot (3rd person singular).
toots
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of toots
First recorded in 1940–45; toot(sie) 1 + -s 4
Example Sentences
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On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The conductor would signal the engineer that passengers needed to disembark, and the engineer “would respond with two toots of the whistle,” he writes.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
The new field of digital bioacoustics is machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and woops.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 11, 2023
Then she quickly adds “Just Amelia,” but it’s too late—the room swells with shrieks, toots, wails, and whistles.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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