tippytoe
or tip·py-toe
[ tip-ee-toh ]
Origin of tippytoe
1First recorded in 1935–40; by alteration
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How to use tippytoe in a sentence
Especially when you walk it on tippy-toe, which must be extra-wearisome to a body on feet shaped like yours, Mr. Geen.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchEven by standing on the chair he was not tall enough to reach the picture; even by standing tippy-toe he could not reach it.
A Melody in Silver | Keene AbbottStealthily across the grass, Flossy went butterflywards, on tippy-toe.
Two Little Women | Carolyn Wells
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