toot

Quick whistle sound

Toot is a short blast of sound from a horn, whistle, or similar instrument: The train gave a toot as it approached the crossing.

To toot is to make such a sound.

To toot your own horn is to boast or draw attention to your achievements.

In slang, a toot can be a snort of cocaine or a drinking spree.

On the social media platform Mastodon, a toot is a post—their playful term for what Twitter calls a tweet.

trumpet

blow

Move air forcefully

  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
  • bugleValveless military horn

brass · tuba · sound · note · flourish · herald · announce · jazz · band · orchestra

cocaine

snort

Noisy nasal exhale

  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • bumpSlight collision or protrusion
  • powderFine dry particles

blow · nose · inhale · party · binge · spree · high · rush · stimulant · nightlife

horn

honk

Loud nasal blast

  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • blareLoud harsh noise
  • beepShort electronic tone

signal · warning · car · traffic · vehicle · bus · foghorn · airhorn · siren · hoot

childish

playful

Inclined toward fun

fart · gas · bottom · funny · immature · potty humor · prank · mischief · squeaky · whoopee cushion

mastodon

post

Vertical structural beam

publish · thread · reply · boost · favorite · timeline · notification · character limit · decentralized · instance

spree

bender

Extended bout of drinking

night out · carousing · revelry · pub crawl · bar hopping · celebration · wild night · escapade · outing · jag

Categories
Opposites
sound duration

tootdrone

Unmanned flying machine

blare · blast · wail · hum · held note

sound intensity/volume

tootsilence

Total lack of sound

hush · whisper · quiet · murmur · mute

drug use slang

tootsobriety

Unimpaired mental state

clean · sober · straight · abstinence · clearheadedness

Phrases
Family

tooting, toots, tooted, tootle, tooter, tootling, tootled, tootles

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G