tiptoe
noun
the tip or end of a toe.
had been tiptoeing
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past perfect progressiveof tiptoe.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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After they had all gotten vaccinated, the family had been tiptoeing back into the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Policymakers at the central bank, who had been tiptoeing away from supporting the economy, broadcast last week that they are preparing to speed up the retreat.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Nonie had been tiptoeing back and forth across the grass making funny, little, inarticulate sounds in her throat.
From Happy House by Jane D. Abbott
All evening it had been tiptoeing down the hillsides and across the lowlands as though it was afraid of disturbing a single blade of grass or a single drooping leaf.
From Collector's Item by Robert F. Young
