Meanings
tooting1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of toot
plural tootings
- The sound of a toot.
These tootings can be sometimes heard at the distance of a mile.
1867, Sewell Newhouse, John Humphrey Noyes, The Trapper's Guide
Tooting2
- A suburban area in the borough of Wandsworth and borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2771).
Origin
Disputed. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Totinges.
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