peep
1
[ peep ]
/ pip /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to show or protrude slightly.
noun
Origin of peep
1
1425–75; late Middle English
pepe; assimilated variant of
peek
SYNONYMS FOR peep
1, 2
Peep,
peek,
peer mean to look through, over, or around something. To
peep or
peek is usually to give a quick look through a narrow aperture or small opening, often furtively, slyly, or pryingly, or to look over or around something curiously or playfully:
to peep over a wall; to peek into a room.
Peek is often associated with children's games. To
peer is to look continuously and narrowly for some time, especially in order to penetrate obscurity or to overcome some obstacle in the way of vision:
The firefighter peered through the smoke.
Words nearby peep
peeling,
peely-wally,
peen,
peene,
peenemünde,
peep,
peep show,
peep sight,
peepee,
peeper,
peephole
Definition for peeping (2 of 2)
peep
2
[ peep ]
/ pip /
noun
a short, shrill little cry or sound, as of a young bird; cheep; squeak.
any of various small sandpipers.
a slight sound or remark, especially in complaint: I don't want to hear a peep out of any of you!
verb (used without object)
to utter the short, shrill little cry of a young bird, a mouse, etc.; cheep; squeak.
to speak in a thin, weak voice.
Origin of peep
2
1400–50; late Middle English
pepen, pipen; compare Dutch, German
piepen, Old French
piper, Latin
pipāre, Greek
pippízein, Czech
pípat, Lithuanian
pỹpti, all ultimately of imitative orig.
Example sentences from the Web for peeping
British Dictionary definitions for peeping (1 of 2)
peep
1
/ (piːp) /
verb (intr)
to look furtively or secretly, as through a small aperture or from a hidden place
to appear partially or briefly
the sun peeped through the clouds
noun
a quick or furtive look
the first appearance
the peep of dawn
Word Origin for peep
C15: variant of
peek
British Dictionary definitions for peeping (2 of 2)
peep
2
/ (piːp) /
verb (intr)
(esp of young birds) to utter shrill small noises
to speak in a thin shrill voice
noun
a peeping sound
US
any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris (or Erolia) and related genera, such as the pectoral sandpiper
Word Origin for peep
C15: of imitative origin
Medical definitions for peeping
PEEP
abbr.
positive end-expiratory pressure
Idioms and Phrases with peeping
peep
see hear a peep out of.