tiptoe around
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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Throughout the campaign, Burnham tiptoed around these faultlines, aligning his positions more closely with those of the working-class voters in Makerfield.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
The chronic underperformer everyone tiptoes around.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
None of this means tiptoeing around your hydrangeas all summer, says Greenwald.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
So there's a lot of tiptoeing around what's acceptable, what's not, what is serving justice, and what's the right thing to do here.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
The chronic underperformer everyone tiptoes around.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
None of this means tiptoeing around your hydrangeas all summer, says Greenwald.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
So there's a lot of tiptoeing around what's acceptable, what's not, what is serving justice, and what's the right thing to do here.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
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 22 Jun. 2026.
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