Peep

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird; cheep.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice.
  • n. A short, soft, high-pitched sound or utterance, like that of a baby bird.
  • n. A slight sound or utterance: I don't want to hear a peep out of you.
  • n. Any of various small North American sandpipers.
  • verb-intransitive. To peek furtively; steal a quick glance.
  • verb-intransitive. To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
  • verb-intransitive. To appear as though emerging from a hiding place: the moon peeping through the clouds.
  • v. To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.
  • n. A quick or furtive look or glance.
  • n. A first glimpse or appearance: the peep of dawn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A spot on a die or domino.
  • n. person.
  • n. A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
  • n. A feeble utterance or complaint.
  • n. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
  • n. A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
  • v. To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
  • v. To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
  • v. To look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed.
  • n. A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.
  • verb-intransitive. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
  • verb-intransitive. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry.
  • n. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
  • n. First outlook or appearance.
  • n. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.
  • n.
  • n. Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).
  • n. The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To chirp, cheep, or pipe; utter a shrill thin sound, as a young chick.
  • To speak in a piping or chirping tone.
  • To speak.
  • n. The cry of a young chick or other little bird.
  • n. A sandpiper; a sandpeep.
  • To have the appearance of looking out or issuing from a narrow aperture or from a state of concealment; come partially into view; begin to appear.
  • To look (out or in) pryingly, slyly, or furtively, as through a crevice or small aperture; look narrowly, slyly, or pryingly; take a sly or furtive look; peer; peek.
  • To let appear; show.
  • n. A sly or furtive look through or as if through a crevice; a hurried or partial view; a glimpse; hence, the first looking out of light from the eastern horizon.
  • n. A crevice or aperture; a slit or opening affording only a narrow or limited view.
  • n. Specifically The slit in the leaf of a rifle-sight.
  • n. A pip.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make high-pitched sounds
  • v. cause to appear
  • n. the short weak cry of a young bird
  • v. appear as though from hiding
  • v. look furtively
  • v. speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
  • n. a secret look
  • Verb Form
    peeped    peepes    peeping    peeps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    show    cry    appear    look    mouth    verbalise    speak    verbalize    utter    talk   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    peep show    peeping tom    peepers    peeper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pry    chirp    peek    glance    emerge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Jeep    Streep    asleep    beep    bleep    bopeep    cheap    creep    deep    heap   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    peek    glimpse