tiptoe
noun
the tip or end of a toe.
are tiptoeing
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present progressiveof tiptoe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Celtic fans are tiptoeing with trepidation into their first European action since their Champions League play-off collapse in Linz, a capitulation that has the same supporters questioning this team's big-game credentials, especially after Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Andrew McCarthy at the National Review, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Barr, and other non-Lego-character-based attorneys are tiptoeing away from that kind of analysis with respect to the former president.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2023
And while we are tiptoeing about with such solicitude for their feelings, did anybody really care about Izzy Tichenor’s feelings?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
The three big public universities in Arizona — University of Arizona, Arizona State and Northern Arizona University — are tiptoeing around the ban on masks and requiring them in class.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
“I spoke to my mother today,” I say soft, soft, as if my words are tiptoeing.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
