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TITTUP (tittupped, tittupping)

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Irregular inflected forms: tittupped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, tittupping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tittup mean? 

TITTUP (verb)
  The verb TITTUP has 1 sense:

1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress othersplay

  Familiarity information: TITTUP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TITTUP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

cock; prance; ruffle; sashay; strut; swagger; tittup

Context example:

He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

Hypernyms (to "tittup" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP


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