toot
verb (used without object)
(of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
was tooting
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past progressiveof toot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Sounds as if some one had had a breakdown and was tooting for help," I suggested with a smile.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
All the shipping was tooting as she swept by, and the men cheering and waving their hats at the land they might never come back to.
From Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them by Arthur Ruhl
In the street a luxurious limousine was tooting for a ramshackle prairie schooner to turn to one side.
From The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
He was a little boy when Arkwright was tooting round the country trading hair and wigs.
From Carl and the Cotton Gin by Sara Ware Bassett
A boat of some description was tooting reflectively far down the river.
From Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
