tiptoe

[US]/'tɪptəʊ/
[UK]/'tɪpto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the tip of the foot; the end of a toe
vi. to walk on one's tiptoes
adv. on one's tiptoes
adj. walking quietly and carefully; stealthy

Phrases & Collocations

on tiptoe

tiptoe around

tiptoe in

tiptoe out

tiptoe away

stand on tiptoe

Example Sentences

I stood tiptoe upon a little hill.

Liz tiptoed out of the room.

Jane stood on tiptoe to kiss him.

He stood tiptoe upon a little hill.

The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party.

She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf.

He tiptoed quietly up the stairs.

She tiptoed to the bedside of the sleeping child.

I tiptoed past the sleeping child.

We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him.

She tiptoed quietly out of the room so as not to wake him up.

I had to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach.

shuffling her feet into a pair of shoes, she tiptoed out of the room.

tiptoed lest the guard should hear her; anxious lest he become ill.

Fei Little Beard squeezed in crabwise, closed the door quietly and tiptoed across to the desk where Wu Sun-fu was sitting."Yes, there's some," he muttered timidly, looking down at the floor.

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