tittup

[tit-uhp]

tit·tup

[tit-uhp] noun, verb, tit·tuped, tit·tup·ing or (especially British) tit·tupped, tit·tup·ping. Chiefly British
noun
1.
an exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move, especially to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or bouncing way, as a spirited horse.

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Tittup is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.

Origin:
1695–1705; dial. tit a jerk, twitch (Middle English titte) + (gall)op

tit·tup·py, adjective
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tittup (ˈtɪtəp)
 
vb , (US) -tups, -tupping, -tupped, -tups, -tuping, -tuped
1.  (intr) to prance or frolic
 
n
2.  a caper
3.  the sound made by high-heeled shoes
 
[C18 (in the sense: a horse's gallop): probably imitative]

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