tippytoe

or tip·py-toe

[ tip-ee-toh ]

noun, verb (used without object), adjective, adverbtip·py·toed, tip·py·toe·ing,

Origin of tippytoe

1
First 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-Couch
  • Even 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 Abbott
  • Stealthily across the grass, Flossy went butterflywards, on tippy-toe.

    Two Little Women | Carolyn Wells