tootle
verb /ˈtuːtl/
/ˈtuːtl/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tootle | /ˈtuːtl/ /ˈtuːtl/ |
| he / she / it tootles | /ˈtuːtlz/ /ˈtuːtlz/ |
| past simple tootled | /ˈtuːtld/ /ˈtuːtld/ |
| past participle tootled | /ˈtuːtld/ /ˈtuːtld/ |
| -ing form tootling | /ˈtuːtlɪŋ/ /ˈtuːtlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk, drive, etc. somewhere without hurrying
- [intransitive, transitive] tootle (something) to produce a series of notes by blowing into a musical instrument
Word Originearly 19th cent.: frequentative of toot.