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tiptoe around

tiptoe around verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiptoe, around.

Verb

tiptoe around (third-person singular simple present tiptoes around, present participle tiptoeing around, simple past and past participle tiptoed around)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiptoe, around.
  2. To act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue.

Forms of tiptoe around

third-person singular presenttiptoes around
present participletiptoeing around
past participletiptoed around
pasttiptoed around

Questions about tiptoe around

What does tiptoe around mean?
Tiptoe around means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiptoe, around.
What part of speech is tiptoe around?
Tiptoe around is a verb.
What is the past tense of tiptoe around?
The past tense of tiptoe around is tiptoed around.

Words near tiptoe around in the dictionary

  1. tipsy pudding
  2. tipt
  3. tipteerer
  4. tipteerers
  5. tiptoe
  6. tiptoe around
  7. tiptoe through a minefield
  8. tiptoed
  9. tiptoed around
  10. tiptoed through a minefield
  11. tiptoeing

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