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tiptoe
tip·toe T0230800 (tĭp′tō′)intr.v. tip·toed, tip·toe·ing, tip·toes To walk or move quietly on one's toes.n. The tip of a toe.adj.1. Standing or walking on one's toes.2. Stealthy; wary.adv.1. On one's toes.2. Stealthily; warily.Idiom: on tiptoe Full of anticipation; eager: The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party.tiptoe (ˈtɪpˌtəʊ) vb (intr) , -toes, -toeing or -toed1. to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes2. to walk silently or stealthilynon tiptoe a. on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toesb. eagerly anticipating somethingc. stealthily or silentlyadvon tiptoeadj3. walking or standing on tiptoe4. stealthy or silenttip•toe (ˈtɪpˌtoʊ)
n., v. -toed, -toe•ing,
adj., adv. n. 1. the tip or end of a toe. v.i. 2. to go on tiptoe, as with stealth. adj. 3. characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe. 4. straining upward. 5. eagerly expectant. 6. cautious; stealthy. adv. 7. eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe. [1350–1400] tiptoe
Past participle: tiptoed
Gerund: tiptoeing
| Present |
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| I tiptoe | | you tiptoe | | he/she/it tiptoes | | we tiptoe | | you tiptoe | | they tiptoe |
| Preterite |
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| I tiptoed | | you tiptoed | | he/she/it tiptoed | | we tiptoed | | you tiptoed | | they tiptoed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tiptoeing | | you are tiptoeing | | he/she/it is tiptoeing | | we are tiptoeing | | you are tiptoeing | | they are tiptoeing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tiptoed | | you have tiptoed | | he/she/it has tiptoed | | we have tiptoed | | you have tiptoed | | they have tiptoed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tiptoeing | | you were tiptoeing | | he/she/it was tiptoeing | | we were tiptoeing | | you were tiptoeing | | they were tiptoeing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had tiptoed | | you had tiptoed | | he/she/it had tiptoed | | we had tiptoed | | you had tiptoed | | they had tiptoed |
| Future |
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| I will tiptoe | | you will tiptoe | | he/she/it will tiptoe | | we will tiptoe | | you will tiptoe | | they will tiptoe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have tiptoed | | you will have tiptoed | | he/she/it will have tiptoed | | we will have tiptoed | | you will have tiptoed | | they will have tiptoed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be tiptoeing | | you will be tiptoeing | | he/she/it will be tiptoeing | | we will be tiptoeing | | you will be tiptoeing | | they will be tiptoeing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been tiptoeing | | you have been tiptoeing | | he/she/it has been tiptoeing | | we have been tiptoeing | | you have been tiptoeing | | they have been tiptoeing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been tiptoeing | | you will have been tiptoeing | | he/she/it will have been tiptoeing | | we will have been tiptoeing | | you will have been tiptoeing | | they will have been tiptoeing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been tiptoeing | | you had been tiptoeing | | he/she/it had been tiptoeing | | we had been tiptoeing | | you had been tiptoeing | | they had been tiptoeing |
| Conditional |
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| I would tiptoe | | you would tiptoe | | he/she/it would tiptoe | | we would tiptoe | | you would tiptoe | | they would tiptoe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have tiptoed | | you would have tiptoed | | he/she/it would have tiptoed | | we would have tiptoed | | you would have tiptoed | | they would have tiptoed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tiptoe - the tip of a toe toe - one of the digits of the foottip - the extreme end of something; especially something pointed | | Verb | 1. | tiptoe - walk on one's toestippytoe, tipwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | | Adj. | 1. | tiptoe - walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" | | Adv. | 1. | tiptoe - on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe" |
Translationstiptoe (ˈtiptəu) verb to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet. He tiptoed past her bedroom door. 踮著腳走，用腳尖走 踮着脚走，用脚尖走 walk/stand etc on tiptoe(s) to walk, stand etc on the toes. He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf. 踮起腳(走，站) 踮起脚（走，站） tiptoe
tiptoe around (someone or something)To avoid confronting or engaging with a troublesome or undesirable person, problem, situation, issue, etc. It would be humorous if it weren't so sad the way Sarah tiptoes around her wife. The boss just keeps tiptoeing around the fact that we need to hire more staff if we want to remain competitive.See also: around, tiptoeon tiptoe(s)1. Stepping very softly and quietly, especially using only or mostly the frontmost part of one's feet. We had to walk on tiptoes so that my parents didn't hear us leaving the house. Because the film had already begun, I entered the movie theater on tiptoe so as not to disturb anyone around me.2. Standing on the frontmost part of one's feet to raise one up by a couple of inches. Joe had to stand up on tiptoe to see over the crowd of people. She stood on tiptoes to reach the light switch on the wall.See also: onon tiptoestanding or walking on the front part of the feet (the balls of the feet) with no weight put on the heels. (This is done to gain height or to walk quietly.) I had to stand on tiptoe in order to see over the fence. I came in late and walked on tiptoe so I wouldn't wake anybody up.See also: on, tiptoeon tiptoe1. Eagerly anticipating something, as in The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party. [Late 1500s] 2. Moving stealthily, warily, as in They went down the hall on tiptoe. [Mid-1700s] Both usages transfer standing on one's toes to a particular reason for doing so; def. 2 alludes to moving more quietly in this fashion. See also: on, tiptoeon ˈtiptoe/ˈtiptoes standing or walking on the front part of your foot, with your heels off the ground, in order to make yourself taller or to move very quietly or lightly: She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf. ♢ We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him.See also: on, tiptoe on tiptoe Full of anticipation; eager: The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party.See also: on, tiptoetiptoe
Synonyms for tiptoenoun the tip of a toeRelated Wordsverb walk on one's toesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noiseRelated Words |