tiptoe
noun
the tip or end of a toe.
tiptoeing
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present participleof tiptoe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Investors tiptoeing back into Chinese stocks may want to consider companies that would benefit both from the rise of AI and a potential effort by Beijing to boost consumption.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Be back in a minute,” Peggy Jo told her mother, tiptoeing past her room.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
Instead, the strategic calculation appears to have been that you can fold some of the groypers back into mainstream conservativism, but only by tiptoeing around the flaws of their putative leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Once I started verbalizing my need for alone time, and stopped tiptoeing around his feelings, I found that our relationship started to improve — both on vacations and in day-to-day life too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Brigit gazed around and shooed one of Siobhan's pesky pixies from her bathroom before tiptoeing over to Ella's bedside.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
