Meaning

2 senses
  1. Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.

  2. Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of one's toes.

    We crept out on tiptoe so as not to awake the children.

    на цыпочкахna cypočkax

Examples

22 sentences
  1. I went up to my bedroom on tiptoe.

    ruЯ поднялся в свою спальню на цыпочках. — Balamax

    deIch ging auf Zehenspitzen in mein Schlafzimmer. — bonny37

  2. He walked on tiptoe so that nobody would hear him.

    ruОн шёл на цыпочках, так чтобы его никто не услышал. — marafon

  3. If I stand on my tiptoes, I can touch the ceiling.

    ruЯ могу достать до потолка, если встану на цыпочки. — soweli_Elepanto

    deWenn ich mich auf die Zehenspitzen stelle, komme ich an die Decke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. We walked on tiptoes.

    ruМы шли на цыпочках. — marafon

  5. Tom stood on his tiptoes.

    ruТом встал на цыпочки. — marafon

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
moving carefully:

Synonyms

4 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
on tiptoe — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto