tit·tup (tĭt′əp) intr.v. tit·tuped ,
tit·tup·ing ,
tit·tups or
tit·tupped or
tit·tup·ping To move in a lively, capering manner; prance.
n. A lively, capering manner of moving or walking; a prance.
[Perhaps imitative of the sound of a horse's hooves .]
tittup (ˈtɪtəp ) vb ,
-tups ,
-tupping or -tupped ,
-tups ,
-tuping or -tuped (intr ) to prance or frolic
n 1. a caper
2. the sound made by high-heeled shoes
[C18 (in the sense: a horse's gallop): probably imitative]
tit•tup (ˈtɪt əp) n., v. -tuped, -tup•ing (esp. Brit. ) -tupped, -tup•ping. Chiefly Brit. n. 1. exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement.
v.i. 2. to move in an exaggerated prancing way.
[1695–1705; dial.
tit a jerk, twitch (Middle English
titte ) + (
gall )
op ]
tit′tup•py, adj.
tittup Past participle: tittuppedGerund: tittuppingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I tittup you tittup he/she/it tittups we tittup you tittup they tittup
Preterite I tittupped you tittupped he/she/it tittupped we tittupped you tittupped they tittupped
Present Continuous I am tittupping you are tittupping he/she/it is tittupping we are tittupping you are tittupping they are tittupping
Present Perfect I have tittupped you have tittupped he/she/it has tittupped we have tittupped you have tittupped they have tittupped
Past Continuous I was tittupping you were tittupping he/she/it was tittupping we were tittupping you were tittupping they were tittupping
Past Perfect I had tittupped you had tittupped he/she/it had tittupped we had tittupped you had tittupped they had tittupped
Future I will tittup you will tittup he/she/it will tittup we will tittup you will tittup they will tittup
Future Perfect I will have tittupped you will have tittupped he/she/it will have tittupped we will have tittupped you will have tittupped they will have tittupped
Future Continuous I will be tittupping you will be tittupping he/she/it will be tittupping we will be tittupping you will be tittupping they will be tittupping
Present Perfect Continuous I have been tittupping you have been tittupping he/she/it has been tittupping we have been tittupping you have been tittupping they have been tittupping
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been tittupping you will have been tittupping he/she/it will have been tittupping we will have been tittupping you will have been tittupping they will have been tittupping
Past Perfect Continuous I had been tittupping you had been tittupping he/she/it had been tittupping we had been tittupping you had been tittupping they had been tittupping
Conditional I would tittup you would tittup he/she/it would tittup we would tittup you would tittup they would tittup
Past Conditional I would have tittupped you would have tittupped he/she/it would have tittupped we would have tittupped you would have tittupped they would have tittupped
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. tittup - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"