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Meaning of 'peep' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Peep [ n.]
- The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
- First outlook or appearance.
- A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.
- Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).
- The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
2 . Peep [ v. i.]
- To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.
- To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
- To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry.

Meaning of 'peep' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . peep [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to appear
Example in sentence:
  • bring on the birthday cake;
  • he peeped his head through the window
Meaning (2):
- look furtively
Example in sentence:
  • He peeped at the woman through the window
Meaning (3):
- make high-pitched sounds
Example in sentence:
  • the birds were chirping in the bushes
Meaning (4):
- appear as though from hiding
Example in sentence:
  • the new moon peeped through the tree tops

Nearby Words:

pee peece peechi peek peekaboo peel peele peeled peeler peelhouse

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