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How to pronounce tiptoe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tip, tippytoe
Type of walk
Type Words
Type of tip
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moving with tiptoe steps.

Examples of tiptoe

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Then I tiptoe around gilded icons in the Orthodox church behind a bent old lady.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They tiptoe the tightrope of campy nostalgia but never quite slip into travesty.
From the kentucky.com
The further you tiptoe into this territory, the more difficult it is to retreat.
From the movies.nytimes.com
Up in the newsroom, we'll tiptoe on the new carpet at first, maybe even barefoot.
From the kansas.com
We tiptoe on the white sand through waist-deep water and Rich entices one over.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Tiptoe to the peephole, if you see someone suspicious, get away from the door.
From the time.com
As the Republican candidates tiptoe through the minefield, Democrats are watching.
From the sacbee.com
Next morning, my heart is thumping in my chest as I tiptoe back into the barn.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I'm not one to tiptoe in any kind of situations where the run is coming at me.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • On tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"
  • The tip of a toe
  • Walk on one's toes
  • Walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"
  • Tippy toes describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel(s) of one or both feet from the ground. ...
  • The tips of one's toes collectively; To walk quietly when only the tips of the toes touch the ground. [from late 14th c.]; Alternative spelling of tip-toe