"tiptoe around" meaning in All languages combined

See tiptoe around on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: tiptoes around [present, singular, third-person], tiptoeing around [participle, present], tiptoed around [participle, past], tiptoed around [past]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-tiptoe_around-en-verb-is3UFZcb
  2. To act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue.
    Sense id: en-tiptoe_around-en-verb-OaaFVVQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

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