tiptoe

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1. tiptoe - Noun

2. tiptoe - Adjective

3. tiptoe - Verb

4. tiptoe - Adverb

5. tiptoe - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

The end, or tip, of the toe.

Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.

Noiseless; stealthy.

To step or walk on tiptoe.

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If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party. Dag Hammarskjöld

This world has suns, but they are overcast; This world has sweets, but they're of ling'ring bloom; Life still expects, and empty falls at last; Warm Hope on tiptoe drops into the tomb. John Clare

Thou breeze, That mak'st an organ of the mighty sea, Obedient to thy wilful phantasies, Provoke him not to scorn; but soft and low, As pious maid awakes her aged sire, On tiptoe stealing, whisper in his ear The tidings of the young god's victory. Hartley Coleridge

I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl. Barbara Stanwyck

But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise. Suzanne Collins

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. Josh Billings

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