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TOOTLING
Verb
tootling
present participle of tootle
Noun
tootling (plural tootlings)
The sound of a tootle.
Source: Wiktionary
TOOTLE
Too"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tootled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tootling.] [Freq. of toot.]
Definition: To toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously, on a wind instrument, as a flute; also, to make a similar noise by any means. "The tootling robin." John Clare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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