TOOTLE


Meaning of TOOTLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tu:t(ə)l ]

( 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

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