English noun: tootle | |||
1. | tootle (event) the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument | ||
Samples | He enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
English verb: tootle | |||
1. | tootle (perception) play (a musical instrument) casually | ||
Samples | The saxophone player was tootling a sad melody. | ||
Examples | Cars tootle in the streets , The streets tootle with cars | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot | ||