tootling
present participle oftootle
tootle
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
mainlyUKinformaluk/ˈtuː.təl/us/ˈtuː.t̬əl/to go,especiallytodrive,slowly:
Thecarinfrontwas just tootling along through thebeautifulscenery.
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- steer
- steerable
- ton
- undertake
- undertaking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Slow and moving slowly
Travelling
Examplesoftootling
tootling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
And everything about this number spells lightness: the breezy melody, thetootlingsynths, the giddy keyboards, and -- best of all -- the band's effervescent harmonies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stylistically, they continued, with all thetootlingflutes, arpeggiating harpsichords and sonorous electric violins, it's reminiscent of folk-rock bands circa the cusp of the 1970s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The objective oftootlingis to get students to engage in more prosocial behaviors and to be aware and appreciative of these behaviors in others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are given clear examples oftootlingand then asked to give their own examples.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tootlingdiffers from tattling because students report incidental instances of prosocial behavior, rather than negative.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tootlingis like tattling but refers to the reporting of only positive, rather than inappropriate, social behaviors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tootlingis also helpful for teachers to foster awareness of positive behaviors and increase praise while downplaying a focus on negative behaviors and punishment.
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