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English Dictionary: tittup by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tittup
v
  1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
    Synonym(s): tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tittup \Tit"tup\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tittuped}or {Tittupped};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Tittuping} or {Tittupping}.] [Written also
      {titup}.] [Cf. {Teeter}.]
      To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an
      impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. --Kipling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tittup \Tit"tup\, n.
      The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or
      gait; a prance or caper. [Written also {titup}.]
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