tiptoe
Use Tiptoe in a sentence
noun
1.
the tip or end of a toe.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth: She tiptoed out of the room.
adjective
3.
characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe.
4.
straining upward.
5.
eagerly expectant.
6.
cautious; stealthy.
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adverb
Idioms 7.
eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe.
8.
on tiptoe,
a.
on the tips of one's toes.
b.
expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.
c.
stealthily; cautiously: The concert had already begun, so he entered the back of the hall on tiptoe.
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tiptoe (ˈtɪpˌtəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -toes, -toeing, -toed | |
| 1. | to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes |
| 2. | to walk silently or stealthily |
| —n | |
| 3. | on tiptoe |
| a. on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toes | |
| b. eagerly anticipating something | |
| c. stealthily or silently | |
| —adv | |
| 4. | on tiptoe |
| —adj | |
| 5. | walking or standing on tiptoe |
| 6. | stealthy or silent |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Visitors can tiptoe through the tulips every spring and watch the thousands of annuals bloom all summer long.
She gestured appropriately wide and high, standing on tiptoe.
They send big cars for you, they tiptoe around you, everything you say is funny and brilliant.
Everybody was on tiptoe and the excitement was running high.
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