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
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
Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
No surprise then that a company not averse to tooting its own horn spent much of the week horn-tooting.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The fans draw air from under the car, shooting it (and unicorn toots) out of the rear exhaust ports, effectively sucking the car to the ground, even at zero miles per hour.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Stay safe out there, and toot toot!
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
No surprise then that a company not averse to tooting its own horn spent much of the week horn-tooting.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Jury Is Still Out On The Fart Basically, the jury is still out on whether the toot was the root of the TikToker’s sinus infection.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The fans draw air from under the car, shooting it (and unicorn toots) out of the rear exhaust ports, effectively sucking the car to the ground, even at zero miles per hour.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Toot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toot. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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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