tippytoe

or tip·py-toe

[ tip-ee-toh ]

noun

, tip·py·toed, tip·py·toe·ing,

1. tiptoe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tippytoe¹

First recorded in 1935–40; by alteration

Example Sentences

"On my tippytoes, floating in the water up to my neck... moving my arms up and down I knew eventually I was going to bump into him and that is exactly what happened," he said.

From BBC

If I stood on my tippytoes, I could just see into one of the narrow windows.

From Literature

“Gor, I would like to see that little princess another time, wouldn’t I? And her little pony, too, with his tippytoed feet.”

From Literature

I tippytoed up the rest of the steps.

From Literature

She wasn’t standing there on her tippytoes while anxiety ate holes through all her stomachs.

From Literature