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pootling

pootling is the present participle and gerund of pootle.

Meaning of pootle

Verb

pootle (third-person singular simple present pootles, present participle pootling, simple past and past participle pootled)

  1. (UK, informal) To wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving.
    • Prince William, in a surprise break from the schedule, borrowed his father's 41-year-old open-topped Aston Martin to pootle down the Mall to Clarence House with his new bride.2011 April 30, Stephen Bates, “Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    ramble, wander, potter

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Phrases with pootling

Questions about pootling

What is pootling the present participle and gerund of?
Pootling is the present participle and gerund of pootle.

Words near pootling in the dictionary

  1. pootle along
  2. pootled
  3. pootled along
  4. pootles
  5. pootles along
  6. pootling
  7. pootling along
  8. Pootoo
  9. poots
  10. Pootung
  11. pooty

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