Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiptoe, around.

  2. To act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. You don't have to tiptoe around me.

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Forms

tiptoes around, tiptoeing around, tiptoed around, tiptoed around
Base formtiptoe around · to tiptoe around
3rd person singulartiptoes around
Present participletiptoeing around
Past simpletiptoed around
Past participletiptoed around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytiptoe around
he, she, ittiptoes around

Past simpleLesson

all personstiptoed around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tiptoed around
he, she, ithas tiptoed around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tiptoe around

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tipsytiptoeB2tiradetiramisutireB1
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