tool around

Meanings

verbtool around (third-person singular simple present tools around, present participle tooling around, simple past and past participle tooled around)

present singular third person tools around · participle present tooling around · participle past tooled around · past tooled around

CanadaUSintransitivetransitiveTo drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.
Near-synonym: cruise
3 more examples
It's like when you were in high school, hanging out with your friends and tooling around in your parents' jalopy.
2001 April 26, “Pay-to-play space mission”, in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, US, retrieved 06 Jul 2012
Many drivers tool around town or take long drives with cell phone in hand, one eye on the road but their mind clearly someplace else.
2005 July 14, “Editorial: Talking heads”, in Toledo Blade, US, retrieved 06 Jul 2012
Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used to tool around the state. She now has one of her own.
2008 September 5, “Palin can't say no to jet this time”, in azcentral.com, US, retrieved 06 Jul 2012
Synonyms: cruise
idiomaticTo spend one's time idly.
Synonyms: fool around, arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dally