tippytoe

or tip·py-toe

[ tip-ee-toh ]
/ ˈtɪp iˌtoʊ /
Informal.

noun, verb (used without object), tip·py·toed, tip·py·toe·ing, adjective, adverb

tiptoe.

Origin of tippytoe

First recorded in 1935–40; by alteration

Words nearby tippytoe

tippett, tipping point, tipple, tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tipstaff, tipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tiptoe

Example sentences from the Web for tippy-toe

  • Stealthily across the grass, Flossy went butterflywards, on tippy-toe.

    Two Little Women |Carolyn Wells

  • Especially when you walk it on tippy-toe, which must be extra-wearisome to a body on feet shaped like yours, Mr. Geen.

    Merry-Garden and Other Stories |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch