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Word entry · 6 letters

tiptoe

Best crossword clue

"Move very quietly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/Part of speech adverb, verb, nounSorted eiopttStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2I3P4T5O6E

Definitions

  1. on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe

Word origin

From Middle English tipto, typto; equivalent to tip + toe. Compare fingertip.

Used in a sentence

  • Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
  • And ever as they talked Beregond was more amazed, and looked with greater wonder at the hobbit, swinging his short legs as he sat on the seat, or standing tiptoe upon it to peer over the sill at the lands below.
  • with tiptoe step

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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