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peep

/pip/noun, verb1 syllable

Peep means: make high-pitched sounds.

Synonyms for peep5

noun, as in the short weak cry of a young bird

cheep

noun, as in a secret look

peek

verb, as in make high-pitched sounds

cheep, chirp, chirrup

also used for peep

keek

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What does peep mean?7

verb

1

make high-pitched sounds“the birds were chirping in the bushes”

2

look furtively“He peeped at the woman through the window”

3

cause to come into view“he peeped his head through the window”

4

speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

5

appear as though from hiding“the new moon peeped through the tree tops”

noun

1

the short weak cry of a young bird

2

a secret look

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with peep?16

two syllables

asleep
Show 40 near rhymes
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Peep in a sentence

  • She would have liked to peep in, but could not do such a thing.unknown
  • I don't want to hear another peep out of you.CK
  • I don't want to hear another peep out of you!sharptoothed
  • She was trying to peep through the keyhole.sundown
  • The image of his face often peeps into my thoughts.felidad
  • No one sees a peep of Yanni during the week.Amastan
  • He peeps, he farts, the pope.BraveSentry
  • She tried to peep through the keyhole.sundown

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Forms of peep

as a noun

plural
peeps

as a verb

past tense
peeped
present participle
peeping
third-person singular
peeps
past participle
peeped