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Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes. / Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of one's toes.

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on tiptoe

Source Word

on tiptoe

Prepositional phrase

Japanese Meaning

つま先立ちで立つこと。 / つま先を使って、慎重かつ静かに、警戒またはこっそりと動くこと。

She stretched on tiptoe to reach the highest shelf.

彼女は一番上の棚に手が届くようにつま先立ちで背伸びした。

Sense（1）

Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.

Sense（2）

Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of one's toes.

We crept out on tiptoe so as not to awake the children.