tiptoe
tip|toe /t'ɪptoʊ/ (tiptoes tiptoeing tiptoed)
1 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk.
She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window.
2 [PHRASE] PHR after v, v-link PHR
If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground.
She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.
1 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk.
She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window.
2 [PHRASE] PHR after v, v-link PHR
If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground.
She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.