tiptoed
past simple and past participle oftiptoe
tiptoe
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈtɪp.təʊ/us/ˈtɪp.toʊ/towalkonyourtoeswith theheelofyourfootliftedoff theground,especiallyinordernot to make anoise:
Hewaiteduntil hisdaughterwasasleep, then tiptoedquietlyout of theroom.
to walk
- walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
- strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
- marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
- strollWe strolled along the beach.
- wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
- ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
Moving gently on foot
- amble
- blow
- circulate
- dumbwalking
- flâneur
- gently
- mince
- mincing
- mooch
- mosey
- plod
- potter
- promenade
- putter
- saunter
- stroll
- stroller
- tippy
- tiptoe
- wander
Phrasal verb
tiptoe aroundsomething/someone
Examplesoftiptoed
tiptoed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
One of the newspapers said that he hastiptoedaway from them.
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I have actuallytiptoedinto this debate tonight really for two reasons.
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I have not had his advantage of havingtiptoedalong the corridors of power.
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Hetiptoedon eggshells all over the issue, and that was quite unnecessary.
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If that is so, he hastiptoedaway like a pantomime villain, with his finger on his lips.
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Hetiptoedaway from the whole question of a decommissioning policy.
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Although you gave us some good reflections on what those causes are, there are, however, other issues that youtiptoedaround.
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Hetiptoedround the course with great delicacy, but it appears that the old rate support grant system, with all its crudity, unfairness and across-the-board treatment, had certain attractions.
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There the post-prandial speaker went on at interminable length until the audiencetiptoedout of the room one by one, leaving a solitary guest at the end of the table.
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They take a dancer's attitude,tiptoedor lightly balanced on one leg.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Curious of why she should not, the cat opted to do so as shetiptoedtowards the phantom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Angels tootiptoedin to bless them.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment