tippy-toe
Walk on toes
Tippy-toe is a playful or childish variant of tiptoe—walking on the balls of the feet with heels raised.
The word emphasizes the delicate, careful quality of the movement: She went tippy-toe across the cold floor.
Often used with children or in lighthearted contexts.
Stealthy, slow movement
furtive · surreptitious · silent · undetected · careful · cautious · wary · stealthy
Inclined toward fun
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
carefree · lighthearted · sprightly · impish · mischievous · pretend · ballerina · pirouette
Pull to extend
- strainExcessive stretching force
- extendMake longer or larger
- elevateTo raise upward
- heightenIncrease in degree
raise · uplift · craning · peering · grasping · shelf · cupboard · counter
Unsteady side-to-side motion
- teeterSway without stability
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- stabilityResistance to displacement
poise · equilibrium · coordination · centering · careful · concentration · strain · tensed
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
skulk · furtive · surreptitious · silent · undetected · careful · cautious · wary · stealthy · soundless
playful
Inclined toward fun
whimsical · carefree · lighthearted · sprightly · impish · mischievous · pretend · ballerina · pirouette · reaching
stretch
Pull to extend
heighten · raise · uplift · craning · peering · grasping · shelf · cupboard · counter · overhead
wobble
Unsteady side-to-side motion
- teeterSway without stability
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
stability · poise · equilibrium · coordination · centering · careful · concentration · strain · tensed · hovering
tippy-toestomp
Tread heavily
clomping · tramping · stomping · heavy-footed · thundering