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TOOTLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tootle mean?

• TOOTLE (noun)
The noun TOOTLE has 1 sense:

1. the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument

Familiarity information: TOOTLE used as a noun is very rare.

• TOOTLE (verb)
The verb TOOTLE has 1 sense:

1. play (a musical instrument) casually

Familiarity information: TOOTLE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TOOTLE (noun)

Sense 1

tootle ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The sound of casual playing on a musical instrument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up

Hypernyms ("tootle" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

• TOOTLE (verb)

Sense 1

tootle ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Play (a musical instrument) casually

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody

Hypernyms (to "tootle" is one way to...):

beep; blare; claxon; honk; toot (make a loud noise)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

Cars tootle in the streets
The streets tootle with cars

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