I. ˈtüd. ə l, -üt ə l verb
( tootled ; tootled ; tootling -d. ə liŋ, -t( ə )liŋ ; tootles )
Etymology: freq. of toot (III)
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to make a repeated tooting noise
the birds tootling in the trees
b. : to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously on a wind instrument
the final chorus with three high trumpets tootling for dear life — Virgil Thomson
2. : to write or talk nonsense
3. : to drive or move along : make one's way
cheerfully tootling around England in their cars last weekend — Mollie Panter-Downes
think I'll tootle off to bed — Dorothy Sayers
transitive verb
1. : to toot continuously on
musical instruments which are scraped, tootled, and banged by millions — Newsweek
2. : to produce by a continued or prolonged tooting
birds began to tootle their songs of joy — P.G.Wodehouse
II. noun
( -s )
1. : the act, action, or sound of tootling
can make it give off tootles of varying lengths — New Yorker
2. : feeble or verbose writing or speech : twaddle