tittup

[ tit-uhp ]

noun

1. 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.

1. to move, especially to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or bouncing way, as a spirited horse.

tittup

/ ˈtɪtəp /

verb

1. intr to prance or frolic

noun

1. a caper
2. the sound made by high-heeled shoes

Other Words From

• tittup·py adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tittup¹

1695–1705; dial. tit a jerk, twitch ( Middle English titte ) + (gall)op

Word History and Origins

Origin of tittup¹

C18 (in the sense: a horse's gallop): probably imitative

Related Words

• brio