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Toot Horn Sound Verb Tuːt  Word Origin  Example

Front toot
Back toot
noun, verb
BrE /tuːt/
NAmE /tuːt/
noun
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a short high sound made by a car horn or a whistle

She gave a sharp toot on her horn.
verb
 verb forms
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[intransitive, transitive] (especially BrE)
when a car horn toots or you toot it, it makes a short high sound

the sound of horns tooting
~ sth Toot your horn to let them know we're here.
see blow/toot your own horn at horn

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