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Meaning of peep

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peep

Pronunciation:/piːp//pip/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.

  2. A feeble utterance or complaint.

    Example: I don't want to hear a peep out of you!

  3. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.

  4. A kind of bird; a sandpiper.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

  2. To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

peep

Pronunciation:/piːp//pip/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

  2. The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.

    Example: the peep of day

verb

Definitions

  1. To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

    Example: The man peeped through the small hole.

  2. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.