tiptoe

English

Etymology

From tip.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪp̚.toʊ/ (GenAm)
• X-SAMPA: /"tIp.toU/ (GenAm)

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• Rhymes: -ɪptəʊ

Verb

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

1. To walk quietly when only the tips of the toes touch the ground. [from late 14th c.]
2. Alternative spelling of tip-toe.

Related terms

• tiptoe around

Translations

to walk quietly when only the tips of the toes touch the ground

• Dutch: op de tippen lopen
• Estonian: kikivarvul käima
• Finnish: hiipiä varpaisillaan, sipsuttaa (fi), tepsuttaa (fi)
• French: marcher sur la pointe des pieds
• German: auf den Zehenspitzen gehen

• Italian: camminare in punta di piedi
• Portuguese: andar na ponta dos pés
• Quechua: hink'iy (qu)
• Turkish: parmak ucunda yürümek

Noun

tiptoe

1. The tips of one's toes collectively.

Derived terms

• on tiptoe

Translations

tips of one's toes

• Scottish Gaelic: corra-biod (gd) m