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Tiptoe vs Tiptoer - What's the difference?

tiptoe | tiptoer |

As nouns the difference between tiptoe and tiptoer

is that tiptoe is the tips of one's toes collectively while tiptoer is one who tiptoes.

As an adjective tiptoe

is standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.

As a verb tiptoe

is to walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.

tiptoe

English

(wikipedia tiptoe)

Alternative forms

* tip-toe * tippytoe, tippy-toe

Noun

(en noun)
  • The tips of one's toes collectively.

    • Derived terms

    * on tiptoe

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
  • * Byron
    • above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory
  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  • * Cowper
    • with tiptoe step

    Verb

    (d)
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
  • *, chapter=13
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.}}

    Related terms

    * tiptoe around

    tiptoer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who tiptoes.
  • * 1986 , Ken Dychtwald, Bodymind
    • We all know people who are tiptoers . When they walk, they seem to be walking mostly on their toes and hardly put any weight at all on their heels.

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