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[ tip-toh ] / ˈtɪpˌtoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tiptoe ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), tip·toed, tip·toe·ing.to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth: She tiptoed out of the room. adjectivecharacterized by standing or walking on tiptoe. straining upward. eagerly expectant. cautious; stealthy. adverbeagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe. Idioms for tiptoeon tiptoe, - on the tips of one's toes.
- expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.
- stealthily; cautiously: The concert had already begun, so he entered the back of the hall on tiptoe.
Origin of tiptoe1350–1400; Middle English tiptoon (plural noun). See tip1, toe Words nearby tiptoetipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tip the balance, tip-tilted, tiptoe, tiptop, Tiptronic, tip truck, tipu, tipuna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tiptoeWith a small packed bag, I tiptoed towards the door thinking that he was asleep. Up for sale: Stories of three Indian women who were trafficked as brides|Sreya Banerjea|October 3, 2020|Quartz Now, as the world tiptoes back toward normalcy, those who lost work will be applying to open positions in droves. How do you explain your resume gap in a COVID job market?|Kristine Gill|September 25, 2020|Fortune A lot of publishers, particularly business-facing publishers, are still tiptoeing around ticketing, said Hindman. ‘You have to innovate on the value’: The disparate state of virtual event ticketing|Lucinda Southern|August 7, 2020|Digiday A couple of ladies, standing on tiptoe, are scribbling over it with eyeliner and lipstick. The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Romney tries to run or tiptoe away, he will trip over his own flip-flops. How Obama Will Cash In on Paul Ryan: Medicare, Taxes, Education & More|Robert Shrum|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Romney, on account of his wealthy personal life, has to tiptoe around policies that redistribute wealth upward. What's Wrong With Perry's Tax Plan|David Sessions|October 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST The establishment has to tiptoe around her and handle her delicately. How to Derail Palin for 2012|Tunku Varadarajan|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST You must tell George that he must walk on tiptoe and not speak—otherwise he will die someday. A Mark Twain Christmas Story|The Daily Beast|December 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST With the box still in his hands he stole on tiptoe into the room and looked carefully round him. The Secret Chamber at Chad|Evelyn Everett-Green Merriman and Tiptoe were the two leading dogs, and they were not fifty yards behind him. The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon|Samuel White Baker Those in front were swept against the guards as those behind surged forward, stretching to tiptoe. In the Name of Liberty|Owen Johnson Half an hour later von Schalckenberg crept out on tiptoe, his kindly face beaming and his eyes sparkling with exultation. The Log of the Flying Fish|Harry Collingwood Before he had time to look round him the door was opened again from without, and Isabel stole into the room on tiptoe. My Lady's Money|Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for tiptoe
verb -toes, -toeing or -toed (intr)to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes to walk silently or stealthily nounon tiptoe - on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toes
- eagerly anticipating something
- stealthily or silently
adjectivewalking or standing on tiptoe stealthy or silent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tiptoeThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to tiptoesneaking, cautious, creeping, cautiously, quietly, stealthy, warily |