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BNC: 46209 COCA: 39007

tootle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tootle /ˈtuːtl̟/ verb
tootles; tootled; tootling
tootle
/ˈtuːtl̟/
verb
tootles; tootled; tootling
Learner's definition of TOOTLE
British, informal
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to drive or move slowly缓慢驾驶;信步;溜达
: to play a series of notes on a flute, horn, etc., by blowing into it吹奏(笛子、喇叭等)
[no object]
[+ object]
BNC: 46209 COCA: 39007

tootle

verb

too·​tle ˈtü-tᵊl How to pronounce tootle (audio)
tootled; tootling ˈtüt-liŋ How to pronounce tootle (audio)
ˈtü-tᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

1
: to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously
2
: to drive or move along in a leisurely manner

transitive verb

: to toot continuously on
tootled his flute
tootle noun
tootler
ˈtüt-lər How to pronounce tootle (audio)
ˈtü-tᵊl-ər
noun

Example Sentences

We tootled along the highway. He tootled on the flute.
Recent Examples on the Web 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

Word History

Etymology

frequentative of toot entry 1

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tootle was in 1820
BNC: 46209 COCA: 39007

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