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too⋅tle

  [toot-l] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like.
2. to move or proceed in a leisurely way.
–noun
3. the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
Origin:
1810–20; toot 1 + -le

Related forms:
tootler, noun
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too·tle   (tōōt'l)   
intr.v.   too·tled, too·tling, too·tles

  1. To toot softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.

  2. Informal To walk or drive in a leisurely manner; amble: spent the morning tootling around town.

n.  The act or sound of tooting softly and repeatedly, as on a flute.
Phrasal Verb(s):
tootle off Informal To depart; go.

[Frequentative of toot.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tootle  (v.)
1820, frequentative of toot.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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