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Definition of Tittup
1. Verb. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. "The children tittup to the playground"; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Generic synonyms: Walk
Derivative terms: Prance, Prancer, Strut, Swagger, Swaggerer
Definition of Tittup
1. v. i. To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk.
2. n. The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or gait; a prance or caper.
Definition of Tittup
1. Noun. a caper ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To prance or frolic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tittup
1. to move in a lively manner [v -TUPED, -TUPING, -TUPS or -TUPPED, -TUPPING, -TUPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tittup
Literary usage of Tittup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Plays (1789)
"Mfs tittup. Imprimis, he is a man of quality. Lady MINIKIN. Which, to be fure,
includes all ... He is a Lord, and a little goes a great way; Mifi tittup. ..."
2. The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1811)
"I vow, tittup, you are extremely polite. [Looking roguishly at her. Mint Tit.
... ami be called nothing but tittup ever after — You'll excuse me, cousin ! ..."
3. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"Seine—London., ACT I. Enter LADY MINIKIN and Miss tittup. Lady Min. IT is not,
my dear, that I have the least regard for my lord. I had no love for him, ..."
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