Tread lightly definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Tread lightly definition: to proceed with delicacy or tact | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'treadlightly'    Share× Credits× treadlightlyinBritishEnglish toproceedwithdelicacyortactSeefulldictionaryentryfortreadCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'treadlightly'inasentence treadlightly TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… She-followed,intrigued,thehotsandscorchingthesolesofherfeet,obliginghertotreadlightlyandquicklybehindhim.MarkMillsAMAGANSETT(2004)Ididn'ttreadlightlyonthebrokenglassbutgrounditinandstokedupsometopgrade,undiluted,sulphuricwrath.RobertWilsonINSTRUMENTSOFDARKNESS(2004) Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Fosburyflop' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps Browsealphabetically treadlightly treadapath treadcarefully treadgently treadlightly treadonsomeone'scorns treadonsomeone'stoes treadpattern AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'T' Source DefinitionoftreadlightlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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