tiptoe
To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the groundTo walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
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» Tom softly closed the door and tiptoed over to Mary.
Том тихенько зачинив двері і підійшов до Мері навшпиньках. — deniko
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Examples
85 sentencesMeaning
1 sensesTo walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
auf den Zehenspitzen gehen
ходи́ть на цы́почкахxodítʹ na cýpočkax
walk on one's toes
Origin
From Middle English tipto, typto; equivalent to tip + toe. Compare fingertip.From Middle English tipto, typto; equivalent to tip + toe. Compare fingertip.
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Forms
tiptoes, tiptoeing, tiptoed, tiptoedTenses
tiptoe · tiptoed · will tiptoe · have tiptoedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.