Green’s Dictionary of Slang

tootle v.4

(Aus.) to chatter, to converse.

[Aus]C.W. Chandler Darkest Adelaide 8/1: [W]hile ’e (th’ cobber) ’ad to chat ’is (the cobber’s) bride, ’e (th’ cobber) was jerked into tootling to ’is (th’ bloke’s) filly.