tooted; tooting; toots
1
a
: to sound a short blast
the horn tooted
b
: to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument
2
: to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts
1
: to cause to sound
toot a whistle
2
slang
: to take in (a drug, such as cocaine) by inhalation : snort
tooter
noun
: a short blast (as on a horn)
also
: a sound resembling such a blast
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Examples of toot in a Sentence
Noun (2)
about every six months he disappears for a week and goes on a toot
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
Steam engines bellowed into town, ringing the bell and tooting the train whistle to alert inhabitants that a new age of travel had arrived.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Banging on a drum or tooting a horn can also relieve stress, reduce burnout, and help with anxiety and depression.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
Steam engines bellowed into town, ringing the bell and tooting the train whistle to alert inhabitants that a new age of travel had arrived.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Noun
Even if zero toots escape, moving your body can, again, encourage those gut contractions that pass food through your bowels and toward your colon.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Toot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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toot
1 of 2 verb1
: to sound a short blast
a horn tooted
2
: to blow or sound an instrument (as a horn) especially in short blasts
toot a whistle
tooter
noun
toot
2 of 2 noun
: a short blast (as on a horn)
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