pootlev.

Brit.

/ˈpuːtl/, U.S.

/ˈpud(ə)l/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poodle v.

Etymology: Apparently alteration of poodle v., perhaps after tootle v. (compare sense 3 at that entry). Compare earlier poddle v.

British colloquial.

intransitive. To move or travel in a leisurely manner; = tootle v. 3. Also figurative: to progress steadily. Frequently with around, along, about.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > move or go slowly [verb (intransitive)]

creepc1175

lugc1400

to hold (also keep) foot withc1438

crawlc1460

lounge?a1513

slug1565

drawl1566

draggle1577

fodge1581

snail1582

laggerc1620

slagger1622

snail1628

flod1674

delay1690

to drag one’s slow length along1711

soss1711

loiter1728

trail1744

sidle1781

soodle1821

linger1826

ooze1847

slope1851

laggard1864

dawdle1872

tiddle1882

oozle1958

pootle1973

1973 Daily Mail 19 Jan. 6/1 In the country we may still pootle along freely. But in the towns our private cars must be on a tighter leash.

1977 D. E. Westlake Nobody's Perfect ii. iii. 108 Kelp pootled around a while longer, found a parking place.

1986 Marketing Week 29 Aug. 22/1 The core business—the W H Smith chain—continues to pootle along quite successfully.

1988 Bicycle Midsummer 57/1 Pootling through Nottingham recently, I came across a branch of a shop called Concept Man.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 10 Mum pootles upstairs and we both sit there like dummies, listening to her pee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pootle
释义	pootlev. Brit. /ˈpuːtl/, U.S. /ˈpud(ə)l/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: poodle v. Etymology: Apparently alteration of poodle v., perhaps after tootle v. (compare sense 3 at that entry). Compare earlier poddle v. British colloquial. intransitive. To move or travel in a leisurely manner; = tootle v. 3. Also figurative: to progress steadily. Frequently with around, along, about. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > move or go slowly [verb (intransitive)] creepc1175 lugc1400 to hold (also keep) foot withc1438 crawlc1460 lounge?a1513 slug1565 drawl1566 draggle1577 fodge1581 snail1582 laggerc1620 slagger1622 snail1628 flod1674 delay1690 to drag one’s slow length along1711 soss1711 loiter1728 trail1744 sidle1781 soodle1821 linger1826 ooze1847 slope1851 laggard1864 dawdle1872 tiddle1882 oozle1958 pootle1973 1973 Daily Mail 19 Jan. 6/1 In the country we may still pootle along freely. But in the towns our private cars must be on a tighter leash. 1977 D. E. Westlake Nobody's Perfect ii. iii. 108 Kelp pootled around a while longer, found a parking place. 1986 Marketing Week 29 Aug. 22/1 The core business—the W H Smith chain—continues to pootle along quite successfully. 1988 Bicycle Midsummer 57/1 Pootling through Nottingham recently, I came across a branch of a shop called Concept Man. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 10 Mum pootles upstairs and we both sit there like dummies, listening to her pee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1973
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