tippytoed
Moved on toes
Tippytoed is the past tense of tippytoe, an informal variant of tiptoe that emphasizes the dainty or exaggerated nature of the movement.
Someone who tippytoed moved quietly and carefully on the tips of their toes, often to avoid making noise or being noticed.
She tippytoed past the sleeping baby's room.
The doubled syllable gives the word a playful, almost childlike quality that straight tiptoed lacks.
Stealthily deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
creeping · skulking · prowling · slinking · ninja · catlike · undetected · unseen
Producing no sound
- hushedReduced to silence
- softYielding to touch
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- noiselessProducing no sound
muffled · gentle · padded · light-footed · inaudible · subdued · careful · measured
Uncertain and provisional
- hesitantSlow to act
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- waryGuardedly alert
watchful · mindful · circumspect · prudent · vigilant · alert · guarded · measured
sneaky
Stealthily deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · creeping · skulking · prowling · slinking · ninja · catlike · undetected · unseen · shadowy
silent
Producing no sound
noiseless · muffled · gentle · padded · light-footed · inaudible · subdued · careful · measured · muted
tentative
Uncertain and provisional
wary · watchful · mindful · circumspect · prudent · vigilant · alert · guarded · measured · deliberate
playful
Inclined toward fun
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
adorable · whimsical · prancing · dancing · skipping · twirling · fairylike · pixie · sprite · excited
stretching
Extending muscles or material
raised · lifted · craning · peering · grasping · tall · height · shelf · overhead · upward