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- Dictionarytiptoe/ˈtɪptəʊ/
verb
- 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"
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1. : standing or walking on or as if on tiptoe. 2. : cautious, stealthy. Phrases. on tiptoe. : alert, aroused.
to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground, especially in order not to make a noise: He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk. walk The baby has just learned to walk.
1. to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes. 2. to walk silently or stealthily. noun. 3. See on tiptoe. adverb. 4.
to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground, especially in order not to make a noise: He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk. walk The baby has just learned to walk.
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 ...
TIPTOE definition: 1. standing on your toes with the rest of your feet off the ground 2. to walk quietly on your toes. Learn more.
tiptoe. (ˈtɪpˌtəʊ) vb (intr) , -toes, -toeing or -toed. 1. to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes. 2. to walk silently or stealthily. n. on tiptoe. a. on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toes. b. eagerly anticipating something.
