tippytoe

or tip·py-toe

[ tip-ee-toh ]

/ ˈtɪp iˌtoʊ /

Informal.

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noun, verb (used without object), adjective, adverb tip·py·toed, tip·py·toe·ing,

tiptoe.

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Origin of tippytoe

First recorded in 1935–40; by alteration

How to use tippytoe in a sentence

“James Woods refuses to toe the Hollyweird line,” Twitchy managing editor Lori Ziganto told The Daily Beast in an email.
How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Republican elected officials tend not to toe the conservative line, in part for political reasons.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I would just say that we've put our toe in the water,” she told me.
I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show|Nico Hines|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So what if you can barely twitch a toe let alone move a leg?
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These self-dubbed gear heads go toe to toe (or perhaps more accurately, crash to crash), with the men in the sport.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The Staff have made up their minds that we should be very much in the wrong box if we dossed down on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Metal buttons or pistons located on the toe piece of the pedal-board were introduced by the ingenious Casavant of Canada.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
These toe-pistons form an additional and most convenient means for bringing the stops into and out of action.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
In large organs two or three adjustable toe pistons are also provided to give independent control of the Pedal organ.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller