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- [toot-l]
- /ˈtut l/
- /ˈtuː.tl̩/
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- [toot-l]
- /ˈtut l/
Definitions of tootle word
- verb without object tootle to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like. 1
- verb without object tootle to move or proceed in a leisurely way. 1
- noun tootle the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like. 1
- intransitive verb tootle go at leisurely pace 1
- intransitive verb tootle wind instrument: play softly 1
- noun tootle flute, car horn: soft sound 1
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Origin of tootle
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; toot1 + -le
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Parts of speech for Tootle
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tootle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tootle usage trend in Literature
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verb tootle
- fife — Also called Fifeshire [fahyf-sheer, -sher] /ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in E Scotland.
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- fluted — fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.
- fluting — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- honk — the cry of a goose.