tootle

UK: /ˈtuːt^əl/ US: (to̅o̅t′l)

Inflections of 'tootle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

tootles

v 3rd person singular

tootling

v pres p

tootled

v past

tootled

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

too•tle  (to̅o̅t′l), v., -tled, -tling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like.
2. to move or proceed in a leisurely way.

n. 

3. the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.

• toot¹ + -le 1810–20

too ′tler, n. 

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tootle / ˈtuːt^əl/ verb

1. to toot or hoot softly or repeatedly: the flute tootled quietly

noun

1. a soft hoot or series of hoots

Etymology: 19th Century: from toot¹

ˈtootler noun