Meaning & use
Tootle
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To make a series of light, gentle sounds on a horn or wind instrument, or informally, to travel somewhere in a leisurely, unhurried way.
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The toddler tootled happily on his toy trumpet.
We decided to tootle down to the coast for the afternoon.
A note on using this word
Mainly used in informal British English, especially for casual travel ("tootle along").
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tootamble
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