tootle

too·tle

intransitive verb

-·tled, -·tling

to toot softly and more or less continuously on a horn, flute, etc.
to move about in a leisurely or unrushed way; esp., to drive in this way as in a small car

Origin of tootle

frequentative of toot

the act or sound of tootling

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tootle

intransitive verb

too·tled, too·tling, too·tles

To toot softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.
Informal To walk or drive in a leisurely manner; amble: spent the morning tootling around town.

noun

The act or sound of tooting softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.

Phrasal Verbs: tootle off Informal To depart; go.

Origin of tootle

Frequentative of toot

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present tootles, present participle tootling, simple past and past participle tootled)

To make a soft, toot sound
To amble aimlessly

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