tittup
[ tit-uh p ]
/ ˈtɪt əp /
noun
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.
to move, especially to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or bouncing way, as a spirited horse.
Origin of tittup
OTHER WORDS FROM tittup
tit·tup·py, adjectiveWords nearby tittup
titter,
tittie,
tittivate,
tittle,
tittle-tattle,
tittup,
titty,
titubation,
titular,
titulary,
titulus
British Dictionary definitions for tittup
tittup
/ (ˈtɪtəp) /
verb -tups, -tupping or -tupped or US -tups, -tuping or -tuped
(intr)
to prance or frolic
noun
a caper
the sound made by high-heeled shoes
Word Origin for tittup
C18 (in the sense: a horse's gallop): probably imitative