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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tiptoe \Tip"toe`\, n.; pl. Tiptoes.
     The end, or tip, of the toe.
  
           He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes].
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
           Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by.    --Spenser.
  
     To be, or To stand, a tiptoe or on tiptoe, to be
        awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or
        alert; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  on tiptoe
     prep.phr.
     1 Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.
     2 Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of
  one's toes.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  on tiptoe
     prep.phr.
     1 Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.
     2 Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of
  one's toes.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  on tiptoe
     prep.phr.
     1 Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.
     2 Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of
  one's toes.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  on tiptoe
     prep.phr.
     1 Standing elevated on the tips of one's toes.
     2 Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily on the tips of
  one's toes.

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  on tiptoe /ˌɒn tˈɪptəʊ/
  на пръсти
  moving carefully

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  on tiptoe /ˌɒn tˈɪptəʊ/
  auf Zehenspitzen
        "walk on tiptoe"  - auf Zehenspitzen gehen
        "rise on tiptoe"  - sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen
   see: point of the toe, tiptoe
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  on tiptoe /ˌɒn tˈɪptəʊ/
  
  στις μύτες των ποδιών, ακροποδητί

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  on tiptoe /ˌɒn tˈɪptəʊ/
  varpaisillaan
  moving carefully

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  on tiptoe /ˌɒn tˈɪptəʊ/
  1. lábujjhegyen
  2. izgatottan
  3. idegesen

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     踮着脚尖,蹑手蹑脚地;殷切盼望的

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