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tiptoed

English

Verb

tiptoed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of tiptoe

Anagrams

  • diptote, pottied

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tiptoe

English

Alternative forms

  • tip-toe
  • tippytoe, tippy-toe

Etymology

tip +? toe

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?t?p?t??/, [?t??p?t????]
  • (US) IPA(key): /?t?p?to?/, [?t??p?t?o??]
  • Rhymes: -?pt??

Noun

tiptoe (plural tiptoes)

  1. (usually in the plural) The tip of the toe.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

tiptoe (not comparable)

  1. Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  2. Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
    • 1782, William Cowper, Expostulation
      with tiptoe step
    • 1819, Lord Byron, The Prophecy of Dante
      And stole along on tiptoe tread

Derived terms

Verb

tiptoe (third-person singular simple present tiptoes, present participle tiptoeing, simple past and past participle tiptoed)

  1. To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.]

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Petito

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