toot

1 of 3

verb

tooted; tooting; toots

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1
: to cause to sound
toot a whistle
2
slang : to take in (a drug, such as cocaine) by inhalation : snort
tooter noun

toot

2 of 3

noun (1)

: a short blast (as on a horn)
also : a sound resembling such a blast

toot

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a drinking bout : spree

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
Verb
Steam engines bellowed into town, ringing the bell and tooting the train whistle to alert inhabitants that a new age of travel had arrived. Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024 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
Noun
While these farts don’t usually smell, Nielson says, certain prebiotics can trigger more pungent toots. Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024 The ideal push, according to Barten, feels more like a sneaky toot. Julia Ries, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toot 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably imitative

Noun (2)

Scots toot to drink heavily

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1510, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1641, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toot was circa 1510

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Cite this Entry

“Toot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toot. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

toot

1 of 2 verb
1
: 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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