tootled; tootling
ˈtüt-liŋ,
ˈtü-tᵊl-iŋ
1
: to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously
2
: to drive or move along in a leisurely manner
: to toot continuously on
tootled his flute
tootle
noun
Examples of tootle in a Sentence
We tootled along the highway.
He tootled on the flute.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fuchs put a prankish spin on the descending octaves that tootle above the reprise of the symphony’s solemn opening.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Enter Father Amorth, tootling around Europe on a motor scooter, guzzling whiskey from a flask, and perhaps having more fun than an exorcist should be allowed.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2023
Well into her 90s, Ms. Hoffman was known to tootle around in a pink Cadillac driven by a fellow nonagenarian.
—Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2020
Vector’s main activity is tootling around on a table and investigating its surroundings.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 8 Aug. 2018
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Enter Father Amorth, tootling around Europe on a motor scooter, guzzling whiskey from a flask, and perhaps having more fun than an exorcist should be allowed.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2023
Well into her 90s, Ms. Hoffman was known to tootle around in a pink Cadillac driven by a fellow nonagenarian.
—Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2020
Vector’s main activity is tootling around on a table and investigating its surroundings.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 8 Aug. 2018
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“Tootle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tootle. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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