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tittupenUK
tit·tup T0238800 (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 frolicn1. a caper2. 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: tittupped Gerund: tittupping
Present |
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I tittup | you tittup | he/she/it tittups | we tittup | you tittup | they tittup |
Preterite |
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I tittupped | you tittupped | he/she/it tittupped | we tittupped | you tittupped | they tittupped |
Present Continuous |
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I am tittupping | you are tittupping | he/she/it is tittupping | we are tittupping | you are tittupping | they are tittupping |
Present Perfect |
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I have tittupped | you have tittupped | he/she/it has tittupped | we have tittupped | you have tittupped | they have tittupped |
Past Continuous |
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I was tittupping | you were tittupping | he/she/it was tittupping | we were tittupping | you were tittupping | they were tittupping |
Past Perfect |
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I had tittupped | you had tittupped | he/she/it had tittupped | we had tittupped | you had tittupped | they had tittupped |
Future |
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I will tittup | you will tittup | he/she/it will tittup | we will tittup | you will tittup | they will tittup |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would tittup | you would tittup | he/she/it would tittup | we would tittup | you would tittup | they would tittup |
Past Conditional |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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"prance, strut, swagger, sashay, cock, rufflewalk - 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" | TranslationstittupenUK
Synonyms for tittupverb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress othersSynonyms- prance
- strut
- swagger
- sashay
- cock
- ruffle
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