pussyfoot vs tiptoe

pussyfoot

verb
  • To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. 

  • To act timidly or cautiously. 

  • To use euphemistic language or circumlocution. 

tiptoe

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

How often have the words pussyfoot and tiptoe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )