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Tittup — Tit tup, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tittuped}or {Tittupped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tittuping} or {Tittupping}.] [Written also {titup}.] [Cf. {Teeter}.] To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tittup — Tit tup, n. The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or gait; a prance or caper. [Written also {titup}.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tittup — [tit′əp] n. [prob. echoic of hoofbeats] a lively movement; frolicsome behavior; frisk; caper vi. tittuped or tittupped, tittuping or tittupping to move in a frolicsome or prancing way; caper … English World dictionary
tittup — I. noun Etymology: imitative of the sound of a horse s hooves Date: 1703 lively, gay, or restless behavior II. intransitive verb ( tupped or tuped; tupping or tuping) Date: 1785 to move in a lively manner often with an exaggerated or affected… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tittup — 1. noun a caper 2. verb To prance or frolic … Wiktionary
tittup — [ tɪtəp] verb (tittups, tittuping or tittupping, tittuped or tittupped) chiefly Brit. (in horse riding) proceed with jerky or exaggerated movements. Origin C17 (asnoun): perh. imitative of hoof beats … English new terms dictionary
tittup — tit·tup … English syllables
tittup — tit•tup [[t]ˈtɪt əp[/t]] n. v. tuped, tup•ing (esp. brit.) tupped, tup•ping 1) brit. exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement 2) brit. to move in an exaggerated prancing way • Etymology: 1695–1705; dial. tit a jerk, twitch (ME titte) + (gall) op… … From formal English to slang
tittup — /ˈtɪtəp/ (say tituhp) noun 1. a prancing movement; a curvet. –verb (i) (tittupped, tittupping) 2. to go with an up and down movement; prance; caper. {British dialect tit pull + up} …
tittup — v.i. prance … Dictionary of difficult words
