tittup
tittup noun: a caper, or canter.
Noun
tittup (plural tittups)
Verb
tittup (third-person singular simple present tittups, present participle tittupping or tittuping, simple past and past participle tittupped or tittuped)
- To prance or frolic; of a horse, to canter easily.
- I felt a fool and was much relieved when I saw the back of Mr Bellerby as he tit-tupped away to Cowslake Manor after pressing me to accept a cheroot about eight inches long out of a crocodile-skin case.1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 186
- After this he began to go outside [the pub], many coats and yellow, thin overcoats opening willingly for him to pass, until he was out, or his legs had carried him there. He was tittuping.1955, Patrick White, chapter 18, in The Tree of Man, New York: Viking, page 333
tittup meaning in Tamil
tittup in Tamil
- உகளுதல்
Forms of tittup
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tittups |
| alternative form | tit-tup |
| alternative form | titup |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tittups |
| present participle | tittupping |
| present participle | tittuping |
| past participle | tittupped |
| past | tittupped |
| past participle | tittuped |
| past | tittuped |
Origin of tittup
Probably imitative.
Words formed from tittup
Questions about tittup
- What does tittup mean?
- Tittup means a caper, or canter.
- What is tittup in Tamil?
- Tittup in Tamil is உகளுதல். See Tittup meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tittup?
- Tittup can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of tittup?
- The plural of tittup is tittups.
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