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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"
1 day ago · 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.
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.
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. You can peep through the blinds to see who's ringing your doorbell, or watch the sky, hoping the sun will peep (or suddenly appear) from behind the clouds so you can go to the beach as planned.
4 days ago · 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.
to look at something for a short time, often when you do not want other people to see you: She peeped at them through the fence. peep through/over/out from, etc. to appear but not be seen completely: The sun peeped out from behind the clouds. peep. noun [ no plural ] She took a peep at herself in the mirror.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English peep1 /piːp/ verb 1 [ intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening SYN peek, → peer peep into/through/out etc The door was ajar and Helen peeped in. Henry peeped through the window into the kitchen. see thesaurus at look 2 [ intransitive always + a...
1. a short, shrill little cry or sound, as of a young bird. 2. any of various small sandpipers, esp. of the genus Calidris. 3. a slight sound or remark, as of complaint: I don't want to hear a peep out of you! v.i. 4. to utter a short, shrill little cry. 5. to speak in a weak voice.
