tiptoe around
phrasal verb
tiptoed around; tiptoeing around; tiptoes around
: to avoid talking about (something) : to talk about (something) only in an indirect way
They tiptoed around the subject of her poor health.
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Two years later, Kirsten Stewart tiptoed around the rule by arriving in stilettos and pointedly removing them when arriving at the photographer’s pit.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
In the days that followed, several other major consumer brands appeared to tiptoe around pricing matters.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Future therapists learn to tiptoe around discomfort instead of helping patients face it head-on.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tiptoed around confirming the identity of the DOGE leader during a news briefing with reporters on Tuesday.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
In the days that followed, several other major consumer brands appeared to tiptoe around pricing matters.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Future therapists learn to tiptoe around discomfort instead of helping patients face it head-on.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tiptoed around confirming the identity of the DOGE leader during a news briefing with reporters on Tuesday.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiptoe around
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“Tiptoe around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiptoe%20around. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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