tootle
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too·tle
(to͞ot′l)intr.v. too·tled, too·tling, too·tles
1. To toot softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.
2. Informal To walk or drive in a leisurely manner; amble: spent the morning tootling around town.
n.
Phrasal Verb: The act or sound of tooting softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.
tootle off Informal
To depart; go.
[Frequentative of toot.]
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tootle
(ˈtuːtəl)vb
to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly: the flute tootled quietly.
n
a soft hoot or series of hoots
[C19: from toot1]
ˈtootler n
tootle
(ˈtuːtəl)vb
(intr) to go, esp by car
n
a drive, esp a short pleasure trip
[C19: from tootle1, imitative of the horn of a car]
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too•tle
(ˈtut l)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to toot gently or repeatedly as on a flute.
2. to proceed in a leisurely way.
n. 3. the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
[1810–20]
too′tler, n.
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tootle
- To toot continuously, as notes on a wind instrument.See also related terms for wind instrument.
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tootle
Past participle: tootled
Gerund: tootling
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| Noun | 1. |  tootle - the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Verb | 1. |  tootle - play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tootle
(esp Brit inf)vi
(on whistle etc: also tootle away) → vor sich hin dudeln (inf)
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