Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense tiptoes, present participle tiptoeing, past tense, past participle tiptoed
1VERB 踮起脚走;蹑手蹑脚地走 If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. 踮起脚走;蹑手蹑脚地走 [Also VERB]
She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. [VERB prep./adv.]
她溜下床,蹑手蹑脚地走到窗户旁边。
2PHRASE 踮着脚 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. 踮着脚
She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.