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tiptoe

[tip-toh] / ˈtɪpˌtoʊ /


VERB
to walk cautiously or stealthily
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We were to tiptoe through history like soldiers walking through a land-mine-riddled field where one misstep could cost you life and limb.

From Literature

“The art is to tiptoe up to the edge of what’s possible.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.

From Barron's

Silently, I slipped from beneath my bed of leaves and tiptoed over to the hole.

From Literature

They leaned their bikes against the bike rack and tiptoed into the library.

From Literature