pootle

verb

/ˈpuːtl/

[intransitive] (British English, informal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pootle	/ˈpuːtl/ /ˈpuːtl/
he / she / it pootles	/ˈpuːtlz/ /ˈpuːtlz/
past simple pootled	/ˈpuːtld/ /ˈpuːtld/
past participle pootled	/ˈpuːtld/ /ˈpuːtld/
-ing form pootling	/ˈpuːtlɪŋ/ /ˈpuːtlɪŋ/

+ adv./prep. to move or travel without any hurry不慌不忙地移动（或行进）
- She pootled along in her old car.她开着她那辆旧车缓缓而行。
词源1970s: blend of the verbs poodle and tootle.