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   tiptoe

   /ˈtɪptəʊ/

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   • 1. walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet: "Liz tiptoed out of the room"
   • ▪ carefully avoid discussing or dealing with (a difficult or sensitive subject): "he admits he has never been one to tiptoe around controversial issues"

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   What does Tiptoe mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! TIPTOE definition: 1. on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground: 2. to walk on your toes with the…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you tip-toe somewhere?

   • 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. If you tip-toe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. She slipped out of bed and tip-toed to the window.

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   What does it mean to walk on a tiptoe?

   • If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground. She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a tiptoe in yoga?

   • Other forms: tiptoed; tiptoeing; tiptoes; tiptoing 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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   How do you use Tiptoe in a sentence?

   • You can also use tiptoe as a noun or an adjective: "She had to stand on her tiptoes to reach the cabinet where the cookies are kept." Figuratively, you tiptoe when you avoid a certain topic: "There's no need to tiptoe around the subject of money—I don't mind talking about it." The variation tippy toes dates from the early 1800s. "Tiptoe."

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   Why did the children stand on a tiptoe?

   • The children stood on tiptoe in order to pick the apples from the tree. He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room. walk The baby has just learned to walk. stride She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager. march He marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIPTOE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Tiptoe is a noun or a verb that means walking on your toes with the heel off the ground, especially to be quiet. Learn how to use tiptoe in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

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     to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off...

   • Znaczenie Tiptoe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TIPTOE definicja: 1. on your toes with the heel of your foot...

   • Tiptoe: Catalan Translation

     tiptoe translate: caminar de puntetes. Learn more in the...

   • Tiptoe: German Translation

     tiptoe translate: auf Zehenspitzen schleichen. Learn more in...

   • Tiptoe: Czech Translation

     tiptoe - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Tiptoe: Japanese Translation

     tiptoe translate: つま先で歩く, 忍び足で歩く. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the word tiptoe, which can be a noun, verb, adverb, or adjective. See examples of tiptoe in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words.

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   Tiptoe is a noun or a verb that means to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms and translations.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIPTOE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you tip-toe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. She slipped out of bed and tip-toed to the window. American English : tiptoe / ˈtɪptoʊ /

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   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. You can also use tiptoe as a noun or an adjective: "She had to stand on her tiptoes to reach the cabinet where the cookies are kept." Figuratively, you ...

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   noun. the tip or end of a toe. 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. adjective. characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe. straining upward. eagerly expectant. cautious; stealthy. adverb. eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe. tiptoe. / ˈtɪpˌtəʊ / verb.

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   Tiptoe means to walk or move quietly on one's toes, or to be eagerly anticipating something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms, translations and idioms.