toot
verb[IorT]
mainlyUKuk/tuːt/us/tuːt/to make ashortsoundorseriesofshortsounds,especiallywith thehornof acaras awarning:
(使)(尤指汽车喇叭)发嘟嘟声Thedrivertooted (herhorn).司机按了按喇叭。
Thetraintootsitswhistleas itpassesby.
Synonyms
beep
honk(SOUND)
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blareverb
- Everyone in thestadiumisshoutingand tootinghorns.
- Onedemonstratorbangedaplasticbucketlike adrum, while another tooted atrumpet.
- Horns toot andsoundsystemsblareas 2,000 bicyclists take to thestreets.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
toot
noun[C]
mainlyUKuk/tuːt/us/tuːt/ashortsound,especiallyone that is one of aseriesofsoundsmade with thehornof acar:
Thewaitingtaxigavea tootonitshorn.
Thesharptoot of acarhornoutsideattractedherattention.
- Give them a toot on thehorn.
- You'llhearthe toot of thehornas themailbusgoes by.
- Hedecidedtoletout a little toot on hiswhistle.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh