Tiptoe | Mean of tiptoe in English Dictionary

/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/

• Noun
• with your toes touching the ground and your heels raised up
1. She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
2. He stood on his tiptoes trying to see over the crowd.
3. He walked on tiptoe to avoid waking the children.
• Verb
• to walk with your heels raised up and only your toes touching the ground
1. She tiptoed through the puddle.
2. He tiptoed quietly around the house to avoid waking the children.
• to avoid talking about (something)
1. They tiptoed around the subject of her poor health.

• with your toes touching the ground and your heels raised up
1. She had to stand tiptoe to reach the shelf.