The ends of the toes. Tiptoe (tiptoes or tippy toes) describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel (s) of one or both feet from the ground. Phrasal verb tiptoe around something/someone (definition of tiptoe from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) To move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth She tiptoed out of the room. If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk
She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. Tiptoe (not comparable) standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes To walk or move quietly on one's toes The tip of a toe Standing or walking on one's toes The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party
To tiptoe is to walk with your weight on your toes, moving quietly If you're late to your yoga class and everyone's lying still with their eyes closed, you may want to tiptoe to your mat. Standing on your toes with the rest of your feet off the ground 2 To walk quietly on your toes
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