tiptoe
/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ verb B2- To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
He/she/it tiptoes · Past tiptoed · Past participle tiptoed · -ing form tiptoeing
Verb forms
- Base form
- tiptoe
- He/she/it
- tiptoes
- Past
- tiptoed
- Past participle
- tiptoed
- -ing form
- tiptoeing
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Here and there a wild plum leaned out from the bank like a white-clad girl tiptoeing to her own reflection.
He tiptoed along the hall and stood for several minutes outside the door of the east gable before he summoned courage to tap on it with his fingers and then open the door to peep in.
He softly closed the door and tiptoed over to her.
Anne and Diana tiptoed into the parlor, a long narrow room out of which the spare room opened.
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