tootle
verb [I usually + adv/prep] /ˈtuː.tl̩/
/-t̬l̩/ informalDefinition
› to go, especially to drive, slowly: The car in front was just tootling along through the beautiful scenery.Driving and operating road vehiclesSlow and moving slowlyTravelling
(Definition of tootle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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- catch verb (TRAVEL)
- change noun (TRANSPORT)
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- connect verb (TRANSPORT)
- cover verb (TRAVEL)
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