tootling

Variant of tootle

tootle Definition

too·tle (to̵̅o̅t′'l)

intransitive verb tootled -·tled, tootling -·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

Etymology: freq. of toot

noun

the act or sound of tootling

Related Forms:

tootling Usage Examples

Preposition: along

trail: Spend a day tootling along the flat trail or take a detour onto one of the many paths up the moors.

Modifying Another Word

away: Violin from Pete gave this a nice twist too, as did Tony's penny whistle tootling away at the end.

Followed by an intransitive particle

along: Why on earth they would do that seems crazy if you were all sort of tootling along and everything fine and doing incredibly well.
around: So at the end of this month both Paul and I will be tootling around to go and choose our seats.

Followed by a transitive particle

down: A great riverside pub from which you can watch the boats tootling down the river.

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