tittup

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Probably imitative.

'Twas General Bangs, with Aide and Staff, who tittupped on the way, When they beheld a heliograph tempestuously at play. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
To his credit be it said, Jack paid little attention to them, tittupping along, head up, tail up, only when they came too close turning on them with a flash of white teeth that sent the cowardly brutes flying and brought cries of delight from the village folk who crowded nearer to inspect the strange dog, so small, so brave, and so friendly. — A Wayfarer in China: Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

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