Tiptoe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the tip of a toe

walk on one's toes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪptoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪptəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪptəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪptoʊ/.

Examples

moving with tiptoe steps
standing tiptoe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tippytoe tip

Parts of Speech

noun	the tip of a toe
verb	walk on one's toes
adjective	walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise “moving with tiptoe steps”
adverb	on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe “standing tiptoe”

Word Forms

tiptoe	verb	walk on one's toes
tiptoe	noun	the tip of a toe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auf Zehenspitzen gehen

die Spitze einer Zehe

🇫🇷French

pointe des pieds

la pointe d'un orteil

🇪🇸Spanish

punta del pie

la punta de un dedo del pie

🇮🇹Italian

in punta di piedi

la punta di un dito

🇳🇱Dutch

op de tenen

het puntje van een teen

🇵🇹Portuguese

na ponta dos pés

a ponta do dedo do pé

🇷🇺Russian

ходить на цыпочках

кончик пальца ноги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिपकर जाना

एक पैर की अंगुली की नोक

🇧🇩Bengali

টিপটো

পায়ের আঙুলের ডগা

🇮🇳Tamil

நுனிக்கால்

ஒரு கால் விரல் நுனி

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలి బొటనవేలు

ఒక కాలి యొక్క కొన

🇮🇳Marathi

टोकदार

पायाचे टोक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોચ

અંગૂઠાની ટોચ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುದಿಕಾಲು

ಒಂದು ಟೋ ತುದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഗ്രഭാഗം

ഒരു കാൽവിരലിൻ്റെ അറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਪਟੋ

ਇੱਕ ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਦੀ ਨੋਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹپٹو

ایک پیر کی نوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脚尖

脚趾尖

🇯🇵Japanese

つま先立ち

つま先の先端

🇰🇷Korean

발끝

발가락 끝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhón chân

đầu ngón chân

🇹🇭Thai

เขย่ง

ปลายนิ้วเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjinjit

ujung jari kaki

🇲🇾Malay

hujung kaki

hujung jari kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رؤوس الأصابع

غيض من اصبع القدم

🇮🇷Persian

نوک پا

نوک انگشت پا

🇹🇷Turkish

parmak ucunda

ayak parmağının ucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְצוֹת הַבְּהוֹנוֹת

קצה הבוהן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tiptoe'?

The primary meaning of 'tiptoe' is 'the tip of a toe'.

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Using 'tiptoe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tiptoe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tiptoe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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