The word "pad" is a homograph, as it can refer to both walking softly and a type of pillow.
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The word is "tiptoe."
What is the homograph for a noisy fight
The homograph word for "lame walk or step" is "limp." It can refer to both a limping gait or a weak or unconvincing argument.
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Laredo - 1965 Walk Softly 2-25 was released on: USA: 31 March 1967
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Since "softly" is a word to describe something, it is usually used like this: "The young girl laid the kitten on the pillow softly." Words ending in "ly" can usually be placed anywhere in the sentence... *(But it depends on how it sounds)
Pussycats walk very softly, so this phrase means to approach a subject softly and circumspectly instead of head-on.
Walk softly, carry a big stick
it's a homograph
I'm pretty sure it's, "Speak softly and carry a big stick;" by Theodore Roosevelt.