Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tiptoe
Participle: tiptoed
Gerund: tiptoing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tiptoe |
| you | tiptoe |
| he;she;it | tiptoes |
| we | tiptoe |
| you | tiptoe |
| they | tiptoe |
Perfect
| I | have tiptoed |
| you | have tiptoed |
| he;she;it | has tiptoed |
| we | have tiptoed |
| you | have tiptoed |
| they | have tiptoed |
Past
| I | tiptoed |
| you | tiptoed |
| he;she;it | tiptoed |
| we | tiptoed |
| you | tiptoed |
| they | tiptoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had tiptoed |
| you | had tiptoed |
| he;she;it | had tiptoed |
| we | had tiptoed |
| you | had tiptoed |
| they | had tiptoed |
Future
| I | will tiptoe |
| you | will tiptoe |
| he;she;it | will tiptoe |
| we | will tiptoe |
| you | will tiptoe |
| they | will tiptoe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tiptoed |
| you | will have tiptoed |
| he;she;it | will have tiptoed |
| we | will have tiptoed |
| you | will have tiptoed |
| they | will have tiptoed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tiptoe |
| you | tiptoe |
| he;she;it | tiptoe |
| we | tiptoe |
| you | tiptoe |
| they | tiptoe |
Perfect
| I | have tiptoed |
| you | have tiptoed |
| he;she;it | have tiptoed |
| we | have tiptoed |
| you | have tiptoed |
| they | have tiptoed |
Imperfect
| I | tiptoed |
| you | tiptoed |
| he;she;it | tiptoed |
| we | tiptoed |
| you | tiptoed |
| they | tiptoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had tiptoed |
| you | had tiptoed |
| he;she;it | had tiptoed |
| we | had tiptoed |
| you | had tiptoed |
| they | had tiptoed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tiptoe |
| you | would tiptoe |
| he;she;it | would tiptoe |
| we | would tiptoe |
| you | would tiptoe |
| they | would tiptoe |
Perfect
| I | would have tiptoed |
| you | would have tiptoed |
| he;she;it | would have tiptoed |
| we | would have tiptoed |
| you | would have tiptoed |
| they | would have tiptoed |
Imperative
| you | tiptoe |
| we | Let's tiptoe |
| you | tiptoe |
Verbs conjugated like 'tiptoe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tiptoe'
tipple,
tithe,
title,
titre,
tittle,
ziptie,
bite,
cite,
dite,
ditto,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English tipto, typto; equivalent to tip + toe. Compare fingertip.
Sample Sentences
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We went tip-toeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads. [1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter II, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 8:]
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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. [1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:]
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Tiptoe through the window
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By the window, that is where I'll be
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Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
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Tiptoe from your pillow
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To the shadow of the willow tree
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And tiptoe through the tulips with me. [1929, “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”, Al Dubin (lyrics), Joe Burke (music), performed by Nick Lucas:]
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Who can it be knocking at my door?
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Make no sound, tiptoe across the floor
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If he hears, he'll knock all day
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I'll be trapped and here I'll have to stay [1981, Men at Work, “Who Can It Be Now?”, in Business as Usual:]