tiptoe
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tiptoe¹
- /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ UK
- [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰəʊ̯] UK
- /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ US
- [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰoʊ̯] US
Rhymes with -ɪptəʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English tipto, typto; equivalent to tip + toe. Compare fingertip.
noun tiptoes · tip-toe · tippytoe · tippy-toe
- The tip of the toe.
adjective tip-toe · tippytoe · tippy-toe
- Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
- Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. with tiptoe step
verb tiptoes · tiptoeing · tiptoed · tip-toe · tippytoe
-
To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
We went tip-toeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.
Similar: tip
Tiptoe²
Where it comes from
Derived from a surname of French origin recorded in the 13th century as "Typetot".
proper noun
- A small village in Hordle parish and Sway parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2597).
Translations
Every language
noun tips of one's toes
| Español | punta del/de pie, punta de pies (los), punta podal, punta de ortejos (los) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발끝 balkkeut |
| 日本語 | 爪先 tsumasaki |
| 中文 | 腳尖 /脚尖 jiǎojiān |
| Français | pointe des pieds |
| Deutsch | Zehenspitze |
| Italiano | punta dei piedi |
| Русский | цы́почки cýpočki, цы́пки cýpki, ко́нчики па́льцев ног kónčiki pálʹcev nog |
| العربية | رُؤُوسُ أَصَابِع ruʔūsu ʔaṣābiʕ |
verb to walk quietly
| Español | caminar/andar de puntillas, caminar/andar de punta |
|---|---|
| Português | andar na ponta dos pés |
| Français | marcher sur la pointe des pieds |
| Deutsch | auf den Zehenspitzen gehen |
| Italiano | camminare in punta di piedi |
| Ελληνικά | περπατώ ακροποδητί perpató akropodití |
| Română | merge pe vârfuri, merge tiptil |
| Русский | ходи́ть на цы́почках xodítʹ na cýpočkax |
| Tiếng Việt | nhón |
Talk about this word "tiptoe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tiptoe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tiptoe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tiptoe "tiptoe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tiptoe.Cite this
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title = {tiptoe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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