The ends of the toes. Tiptoe (tiptoes or tippy toes) describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel (s) of one or both feet from the ground. Phrasal verb tiptoe around something/someone (definition of tiptoe from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Definition of tiptoe noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk
She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. To walk or move quietly on one's toes The tip of a toe Standing or walking on one's toes The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition.
She tiptoed out of the room. Factsheet what does the word tiptoe mean There are eight meanings listed in oed's entry for the word tiptoe See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. To tiptoe is to walk with your weight on your toes, moving quietly If you're late to your yoga class and everyone's lying still with their eyes closed, you may want to tiptoe to your mat.
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