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 — tittuppy, adj. /tit euhp/, n., v., tittuped, tittuping or (esp. Brit.) tittupped, tittupping. Chiefly Brit. n. 1. an exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving. v.i. 2. to move, esp. to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or… … Universalium
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
