tootle

/ˈtudl/
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Other forms: tootles; tootling; tootled

Definitions of tootle
  1. verb
    play (a musical instrument) casually
    “the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody”
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    type of:
    beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot
    make a loud noise
  2. noun
    the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
    “he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up”
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    type of:
    sound
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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