tittivate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- tittivation noun
- tittivator noun
Example Sentences
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There, there; you children think of nothing but pushing and patting and tittivating.
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If they excused her for half a second this would give her sufficient space to tittivate and smarten up.
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It was tittivated up with a touch of lavender and yellow round the door and round the decorated wooden eaving.
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They hold up to the light, they tittivate, they muse and they adorn.
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Having finished this second fry, she tipped the cooked eggs on to the dish, and swept the youngsters off to be tittivated.
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