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tittup

American  
[tit-uhp] / ˈtɪt əp /

noun

  1. an exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving.

verb (used without object)

tittuped, tittuping, tittupped, tittupping

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

tittup British  
/ ˈtɪtəp /

verb

  1. (intr) to prance or frolic

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noun

  1. a caper

  2. the sound made by high-heeled shoes

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Other Word Forms

  • tittuppy adjective

Etymology

Origin of tittup

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

Example Sentences

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A loose-shod horse came clicking clack; Nick Wolvesey on a hired hack Came tittup, like a cup and ball.

From Reynard the Fox by Masefield, John

She just goes hic, tittup, hic, down the trail, changing step as the hiccups jolted her poor old ribs.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

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