tiptoe
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The meaning (definition) of the word tiptoe
to walk very softly on the tips of your toes.
The word tiptoe used in a sentence
“She tiptoed quietly so she would not wake the baby.”
Words that mean the same as tiptoe (synonyms)
creepsneak
Words that mean the opposite of tiptoe (antonyms)
stomp
How the word tiptoe is said around the world
| French | sur la pointe des pieds (sewr lah pwent day pyay) |
| Spanish | punta del pie (POON-tah thayl pyay) |
| Mandarin | 脚尖 (jyow jyen) |
| Hindi | छिपकर जाना (KYI-puh-kuhr GYAH-nah) |
| Arabic | المشي على أطراف الأصابع (ahl-MAHSHY AH-lah trahf ahl-SAHB) |
| Russian | на цыпочках (nuh TSI-puchy-kukh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | na ponta dos pés (nuh POHNG-tuh duush pesh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | na ponta dos pés (nah POHNG-ta duus pes) |
| Japanese | つま先立ち (tsu-mah-sah-kee-DAH-chee) |
| German | Zehenspitzen (TSAYUHNS-pi-tsuhn) |
| Urdu | ٹپٹو (TUP-toh) |
| Punjabi | ਪੈਰ ਦੀ ਨੋਕ (per dee nohk) |
| Korean | 발끝 (BAHL-gud) |
| Hebrew | קְצוֹת הַבְּהוֹנוֹת (ktsoht hah-buh-OH-noht) |
| Greek | ακροποδητί (ahk-roh-poh-thee-TEE) |
| Dutch | op de tenen (awp duh TAY-nuhn) |
| Tagalog | magtiptip (mahg-TEEP-teep) |
| Vietnamese | nhón chân (NYAW-urn chuhn) |
| Turkish | parmak uçlarında (pahr-MAHK uuch-lah-run-DAH) |
| Persian | نوک پا (nohk pah) |
| Polish | chodzić na palcach (KHAW-jeech nah PAHL-tsahkh) |
| Ukrainian | ходити навшпиньки (khoh-DI-ti nahfsh-PINY-ki) |
| Bengali | পায়ের আঙুলের ডগায় (pahr AH-ngoo-layr DAW-gahy) |
| Swedish | tå (toh) |
| Italian | in punta di piedi (een POON-tah di PYAY-di) |
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