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Tootle   /tˈutəl/   Listen
Tootle

verb
(past & past part. tootled; pres. part. tootling)
1.
Play (a musical instrument) casually.






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"Tootle" Quotes from Famous Books



... himself." This was not quite true; for Joe was not always foolish. Why, when two gentlemen came down from London in a gipsy caravan to teach us Theosophy, and all Broadstairs fluttered towards their oil-lamp, leaving the band to tootle to the sad sea waves, I could not get him to mount the Cheap Jack rostrum in opposition! The most I could spur him to was an indignant defence of London against the lecturer's denunciation of it ...
— Without Prejudice • Israel Zangwill

... be," said Bert. "I've HAD dogs that aren't deaf. All I want. It's like this, you see—I sell gramophones. Naturally I got to make 'em talk and tootle a bit to show 'em orf. Well, a dog that isn't deaf doesn't like it—gets excited, smells round, barks, growls. That upsets the customer. See? Then a dog that has his hearing fancies things. Makes burglars out of passing tramps. Wants to fight every motor ...
— The War in the Air • Herbert George Wells



Words linked to "Tootle" :   toot, honk, blare, sound, claxon, beep



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