She quietly tiptoed down the stairs to avoid waking her parents.

Meaning: She walked downstairs very carefully and silently so that her parents wouldn't wake up.

Choice of Words: Quietly means to make no noise. Tiptoed means to walk very quietly by taking small, careful steps. Stairs are a set of steps leading from one level to another. Avoid means to prevent something from happening. Waking means to cause someone to stop sleeping. Parents are the people who gave birth to you or raised you.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• She quietly tiptoed down the creaky stairs.
• She tiptoed quietly down the stairs.
• She tiptoed quietly down the hallway.
• Dawn tiptoed gently, waking world anew.
• The girl quietly tiptoed down the hallway.
• She quietly tiptoed through the hallway.
• She quietly tiptoed across the room.
• She quietly tiptoed into the dark room.
• She quietly tiptoed across the old wooden floor.
• The children quietly crept up the creaky stairs.