tooted; tooting; toots
1
a
: to sound a short blast
the horn tooted
b
: to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument
2
: to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts
1
: to cause to sound
toot a whistle
2
slang
: to take in (a drug, such as cocaine) by inhalation : snort
tooter
noun
: a short blast (as on a horn)
also
: a sound resembling such a blast
Synonyms
Examples of toot in a Sentence
Noun (2)
about every six months he disappears for a week and goes on a toot
Recent Examples on the Web
Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with a playfully experimental theme song for a fictional band, as horns toot away.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Julia Ries, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024
Advice Carolyn Hax: Parents fight grown child’s career change and relocation ‘toot...
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: The parents of their son’s friend seem to be ducking invitatio...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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Verb
City of Hope patient is 86 and still tooting his own horn
Originally Published: July 28, 2024 at 7:00 a.m.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with a playfully experimental theme song for a fictional band, as horns toot away.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Noun
The ideal push, according to Barten, feels more like a sneaky toot.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024
Advice Carolyn Hax: Parents fight grown child’s career change and relocation ‘toot...
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: The parents of their son’s friend seem to be ducking invitatio...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Toot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toot. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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toot
1 of 2 verb1
: to sound a short blast
a horn tooted
2
: to blow or sound an instrument (as a horn) especially in short blasts
toot a whistle
tooter
noun
toot
2 of 2 noun
: a short blast (as on a horn)
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