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- DictionaryPeep/pēp/
verb
- 1. look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening: "the door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in"
noun
- 1. a quick or furtive look: "Jonathan took a peep at his watch"
The meaning of PEEP is to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched : cheep. How to use peep in a sentence.
PEEP definition: 1. to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole: 2. to appear slowly and…. Learn more.
PEEP meaning: 1. to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole: 2. to appear slowly and…. Learn more.
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.
To peep is to take a quick, secret glance at something. Kids might peep into the living room on Christmas morning to see if Santa came the night before.
peep in American English. (pip ) verb intransitive. 1. to look through a small opening or from a place of hiding. 2. to peer slyly or secretly; take a hasty, furtive look. 3. to come into view; show or appear gradually or partially, as though from hiding.
n. 1. A short, soft, high-pitched sound or utterance, like that of a baby bird. 2. A slight sound or utterance: I don't want to hear a peep out of you. 3. Any of various small North American sandpipers.
