tiptoeing
Walking without sound
Tiptoeing is walking on the balls of your feet with heels raised, either to move quietly or to reach something high: She tiptoed past the sleeping baby.
Figuratively, to tiptoe around something is to approach it cautiously, avoiding direct confrontation: He's been tiptoeing around the issue for weeks.
Moving to avoid detection
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- quietLacking in sound
- silentProducing no sound
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
hushed · careful · cautious · padding · skulking · slinking · prowling · light-footed
Exercising caution and attention
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- guardedWary and restrained
circumspect · tactful · wary · hesitant · avoiding · skirting · navigating · eggshells
Ballet's tiptoe technique
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
arabesque · en pointe · graceful · elegant · turnout · demi-pointe · barre · tutu
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- playfulInclined toward fun
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
pranking · startling · Christmas morning · bedtime · cookies · peek-a-boo · birthday · present
sneaking
Moving to avoid detection
stealthy · hushed · careful · cautious · padding · skulking · slinking · prowling · light-footed · noiseless
careful
Exercising caution and attention
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
guarded · circumspect · tactful · wary · hesitant · avoiding · skirting · navigating · eggshells · measured
pointe
Ballet's tiptoe technique
pirouette · arabesque · en pointe · graceful · elegant · turnout · demi-pointe · barre · tutu · slippers
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- playfulInclined toward fun
mischief · pranking · startling · Christmas morning · bedtime · cookies · peek-a-boo · birthday · present · shhh
- walkswalk, walks, stroll, strolls, amble
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- motor skillsmotor skills, fine motor skills, motor control, gross motor skills, walking
tiptoeingstomping
Treading heavily, forcefully
tramping · stamping · clomping · tromping · heavy-footed
tiptoeingbarging in
Entering without permission
making a racket · charging · bulldozing · barreling · swaggering
tiptoeingbulldozing
Demolishing by pushing over
plunging in · diving in · cutting to the chase · asserting oneself · wading in
- tiptoeing aroundAvoiding direct engagement carefully
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