Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tootle
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Tootle
tootle
~ v BrE 1 old-fashioned to move slowly in a car 2 to play an instrument such as a flute without producing any particular tune
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(tootles, tootling, tootled) 1. If you tootle somewhere, you travel or go there without rushing or without any particular aim. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) I’m sure Ted is tootling down the motorway at this very moment. VERB: V prep/adv 2. If you tootle a tune on an instrument, you play it quietly, without concentrating or taking it seriously. (INFORMAL) McCann tootled a tune on the piano. VERB: V n, also V ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
verb (~d; tootling) Etymology: frequentative of 1toot Date: 1820 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 ~d his flute • ~ noun • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.intr. 1 toot gently or repeatedly. 2 (usu. foll. by along, around, etc.) colloq. move casually or aimlessly. Derivatives tootler n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. издавать негромкие звуки; негромко трубить to tootle on the flute —- играть на флейте 2. писать чепуху ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
1. noun звук трубы, флейты и т.п. 2. v. издавать негромкие звуки, негромко трубить, играть на флейте и т.п. ...Англо-русский словарь
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