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tiptoes around

tiptoes around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tiptoe around.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about tiptoes around

What is tiptoes around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tiptoes around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tiptoe around.

Words near tiptoes around in the dictionary

  1. tiptoeing through a minefield
  2. tiptoeingly
  3. tiptoer
  4. tiptoers
  5. tiptoes
  6. tiptoes around
  7. tiptoes through a minefield
  8. Tipton
  9. Tipton County
  10. Tipton St John
  11. Tiptonville

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