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peep

Definition

  • noun: a quick, high sound that is made by a young bird or that is like the sound made by a young bird
  • verb: to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched
  • verb: to make a quick, high sound
  • synonyms: cheep, pry, chirp

Examples

  • I'll just 'peep' [='peek'] in the room to see if the baby is sleeping.

  • They accepted her decision with hardly a 'peep' of protest.

  • Early spring flowers were 'peeping' through the snow.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - We're going to prove it to you. - There she is! Beautiful! - All right, take a look. - Well, well, well... What have we got here? I love a good peep show. That's a trick. How did you do that? - It's your telescope. - That's our ship. The Enterprise. And Lily is up there? Can I talk to her? (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact