tiptoeing

Variant of tiptoe

tiptoe definition

tip·toe (tip′tō′)

noun

the tip of a toe or the tips of the toes: usually used with reference to a foot position with the heels raised and the body's weight resting on the toes and the balls of the feet

intransitive verb tiptoed -·toed′, tiptoeing -·toe′·ing

to walk stealthily or cautiously on one's tiptoes

adjective

  1. standing on one's toes and the balls of one's feet
  2. stealthy; cautious

adverb

on tiptoe
tiptoe Idioms

on tiptoe

  1. on one's toes and the balls of one's feet
  2. eager; excited; alert
  3. silently; stealthily

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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