tap one's toes

verb

To lightly strike the floor with one's toes, usually in time to music or a rhythm.

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Meanings

verbtap one's toes (third-person singular simple present taps one's toes, present participle tapping one's toes, simple past and past participle tapped one's toes)

present singular third person taps one's toes · participle present tapping one's toes · participle past tapped one's toes · past tapped one's toes

  1. To lightly strike the floor with one's toes, usually in time to music or a rhythm.
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