tittup
[ tit-uhp ]
noun
an exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving.
verb (used without object),tit·tuped, tit·tup·ing or (especially British) tit·tupped, tit·tup·ping.
to move, especially to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or bouncing way, as a spirited horse.
Origin of tittup
1Other words from tittup
- tit·tup·py, adjective
Words Nearby tittup
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British Dictionary definitions for tittup
tittup
/ (ˈtɪtəp) /
verb-tups, -tupping or -tupped or US -tups, -tuping or -tuped
(intr) to prance or frolic
noun
a caper
the sound made by high-heeled shoes
Origin of tittup
1C18 (in the sense: a horse's gallop): probably imitative
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