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peep 1

(pēp)
intr.v. peeped, peep·ing, peeps
1. To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird; cheep.
2. To speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice.
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.
[Middle English *pepen, probably alteration of pipen, from Old English pīpian, to pipe, from pīpe, tube, musical instrument, and from Latin pīpāre, to peep; see pipe.]

peep 2

(pēp)
v. peeped, peep·ing, peeps
v.intr.
1. To peek furtively; steal a quick glance.
2. To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
3. To appear as though emerging from a hiding place: the moon peeping through the clouds.
v.tr.
To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.
n.
1. A quick or furtive look or glance.
2. A first glimpse or appearance: the peep of dawn.
[Middle English pepen, perhaps alteration of piken, to peek; see peek.]
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peep

(piːp)
vb (intr)
1. to look furtively or secretly, as through a small aperture or from a hidden place
2. to appear partially or briefly: the sun peeped through the clouds.
n
3. a quick or furtive look
4. the first appearance: the peep of dawn.
[C15: variant of peek]

peep

(piːp)
vb (intr)
1. (esp of young birds) to utter shrill small noises
2. to speak in a thin shrill voice
n
3. a peeping sound
4. (Animals) US any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris (or Erolia) and related genera, such as the pectoral sandpiper
[C15: of imitative origin]
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peep1

(pip)

v.i.
1. to look through a small opening or from a concealed location.
2. to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively.
3. to look curiously or playfully.
4. to come partially into view; begin to appear.
v.t.
5. to show or protrude slightly.
n.
6. a quick or furtive look.
7. the first appearance, as of dawn.
8. an aperture for looking through.
[1425–75; late Middle English pepe; perhaps expressive alter. of peek]

peep2

(pip)

n.
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.
[1400–50; late Middle English pepen, pipen; compare Dutch, German piepen, Old French piper, Latin pipāre, Greek pippízein, Czech pípat, Lithuanian pỹpti]
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Peep

of chicken; a brood of chicken—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
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peep


Past participle: peeped
Gerund: peeping

Imperative
peep
peep
Present
I peep
you peep
he/she/it peeps
we peep
you peep
they peep
Preterite
I peeped
you peeped
he/she/it peeped
we peeped
you peeped
they peeped
Present Continuous
I am peeping
you are peeping
he/she/it is peeping
we are peeping
you are peeping
they are peeping
Present Perfect
I have peeped
you have peeped
he/she/it has peeped
we have peeped
you have peeped
they have peeped
Past Continuous
I was peeping
you were peeping
he/she/it was peeping
we were peeping
you were peeping
they were peeping
Past Perfect
I had peeped
you had peeped
he/she/it had peeped
we had peeped
you had peeped
they had peeped
Future
I will peep
you will peep
he/she/it will peep
we will peep
you will peep
they will peep
Future Perfect
I will have peeped
you will have peeped
he/she/it will have peeped
we will have peeped
you will have peeped
they will have peeped
Future Continuous
I will be peeping
you will be peeping
he/she/it will be peeping
we will be peeping
you will be peeping
they will be peeping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been peeping
you have been peeping
he/she/it has been peeping
we have been peeping
you have been peeping
they have been peeping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been peeping
you will have been peeping
he/she/it will have been peeping
we will have been peeping
you will have been peeping
they will have been peeping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been peeping
you had been peeping
he/she/it had been peeping
we had been peeping
you had been peeping
they had been peeping
Conditional
I would peep
you would peep
he/she/it would peep
we would peep
you would peep
they would peep
Past Conditional
I would have peeped
you would have peeped
he/she/it would have peeped
we would have peeped
you would have peeped
they would have peeped
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:peep - the short weak cry of a young bird]peep - the short weak cry of a young bird
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
2. [画像:peep - a secret look]peep - a secret look
looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
Verb 1. peep - look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"
look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
2. peep - cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"
show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
3. [画像:peep - make high-pitched sounds]peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
chitter, twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
4. peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
5. peep - appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
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peep

1
verb
1. peek, look, peer, spy, eyeball (slang), sneak a look, steal a look, keek (Scot.), look surreptitiously, look from hiding Now and then she peeped to see if he was watching her.
2. appear briefly, emerge, pop up, spring up, issue from, peer out, peek from, show partially Purple and yellow flowers peeped between the rocks.
noun
1. look, glimpse, peek, butcher's (Brit. slang), gander (informal), look-see (slang), shufti (Brit. slang), keek (Scot.) He took a peep at his watch.

peep

2
verb sound, word, noise, utterance, cheep (informal) I don't want to hear another peep out of you tonight.
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peep

verb
To look briefly and quickly:
noun
A quick look:
Informal: gander.
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Translations
صَوت بوق السَيّارَه، زامورنَظْرَة مُخْتَلَسَهيزمُرُ، يُبَوِّقُيَنْظُرُ خِلاليَنْظُرُ خِلْسَةً
juknoutkradmý pohlednakouknoutnakouknutípípání
blikkaste et hurtigt blik påkiggeskævetude
csipogkukucskál
flaut, ÿl, pípgægjast, kíkjakíkja áòaî aî kíkja sem snöggvast áÿla, flauta, pípa
čiepstētīss skats, acu uzmetienspaskatītiespīkstētpīkstiens, pīkšķis
kradmý pohľadnakuknúť
kukatioprezatipogledpokukati
çalma sesiçalmak cırlamak-den bakmakgizlice bakmak

peep

1 [piːp]
A. N → ojeada f, miradita f
to get a peep at sth → lograr ver algo brevemente
to take or have a peep (at sth) → echar una ojeada or miradita (a algo)
B. VI
1. (= look) → mirar rápidamente ; (furtively) → mirar furtivamente or a hurtadillas
to peep at → echar una ojeada or miradita a
I lifted the lid and peeped inside → levanté la tapa y eché una miradita
he peeped through the curtains → se asomó a ver por detrás de las cortinas
to peep through the window → asomarse a la ventana para mirar
2. (= stick out) → asomar(se)
a head peeped out → se asomó una cabeza
the sun peeped out from behind the clouds → el sol se asomó tras las nubes
her shoes peeped from beneath her skirt → los zapatos se le asomaban por debajo de la falda

peep

2 [piːp]
A. N
1. [of bird] → pío m; [of whistle] → silbido m
2. there hasn't been a peep out of them → no han dicho ni pío
we can't get a peep out of them → no les podemos sacar nada
I don't want to hear peep out of you! → ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío!
B. VI → piar
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peep

[ˈpiːp]
n
(British) (= look) → coup d'œil m
to have a peep → jeter un coup d'œil
to have a peep at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
to take a peep → jeter un coup d'œil
to take a peep at sb/sth (quickly) → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
I'll just take a peep at the children → Je vais juste jeter un coup d'œil aux enfants.; (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch
Bored, Chris took a peep at his watch → Chris, qui s'ennuyait, jeta un coup d'œil furtif à sa montre.
(= insight) a peep into sb's life → un aperçu de la vie de qn
[whistle] → son m aigu
(= slight sound)
I didn't hear a peep from him → Il n'a pas fait le moindre bruit.
vi
(= look) (quickly) → jeter un coup d'œil; (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif
(= beep) → klaxonner
peep out
vi
(= look out) → regarder dehors
(= appear) → apparaître peep-bo [ˌpiːpˈbəʊ] excl → coucou!
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peep

:
peepshow
n → Peepshow f
peep-toe
adj → offen
n (= shoe) → offener Schuh

peep

1
n (= sound) (of bird etc) → Piep m; (of horn, whistle, inf, of person) → Ton m; to give a peep (bird) → einen Piep von sich geben ; (horn, whistle) → einen Ton von sich geben ; not to give a peep → keinen Pieps von sich geben (inf); we haven’t heard a peep out of him → wir haben keinen Pieps von ihm gehört (inf); one peep out of you and ... (inf) → noch einen Mucks (inf) → or Pieps (inf) → und ...; peep! peep! (of horn) → tut! tut!; (of whistle) → tüt! tüt!
vi (bird etc) → piepen ; (horn, car) → tuten ; (whistle) → pfeifen ; (person: on horn) → tuten ; (on whistle) → pfeifen
vt I peeped my horn at him, I peeped him (inf) → ich habe ihn angehupt (inf)

peep

2
n (= look) → kurzer Blick ; (furtive, when forbidden etc) → verstohlener Blick ; to get a peep at something → etw kurz zu sehen bekommen ; to take or have a peep (at something) → kurz/verstohlen (nach etw) gucken
vt she peeped her head out → sie streckte ihren Kopf hervor
vi → gucken (at nach); to peep from behind something → hinter etw (dat) → hervorschauen; to peep over something → über etw (acc) → gucken ; to peep through something → durch etw gucken or lugen ; no peeping!, don’t peep! → (aber) nicht gucken!
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peep

1 [piːp]
1. n (of bird) → squittio ; (of chick) → pigolio ; (of whistle) → trillo
we haven't heard a peep out of them (fam) → non hanno aperto bocca
2. vi (bird) → squittire ; (whistle) → trillare

peep

2 [piːp]
1. n (Brit) (look) → sbirciata, sguardo furtivo
to take or have a peep (at sth) → dare una sbirciata (a qc)
2. vi to peep at sth → sbirciare qc
peep out vi + adv (Brit) → far capolino
the sun peeped out from behind the clouds → il sole fece capolino da dietro le nuvole
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peep1

(piːp) verb
1. to look through a narrow opening or from behind something. She peeped through the window. loer يَنْظُرُ خِلال надничам espreitar vykouknout gucken kigge κρυφοκοιτάζω, κάνω μάτι espiar piiluma دید زدن kurkkia regarder qqch. à la dérobée הצצה झांकना viriti kandikál mengintip gægjast, kíkja sbirciatina のぞく 슬쩍 들여다보다 pažvelgti, išlįsti, pasirodyti paskatīties mengintai gluren kikke, titte zerkać چوڼېدل، چوغېدل espreitar a se uita pe furiş подглядывать vykuknúť oprezati viriti kika ลอบมอง ...-den bakmak 窺視 заглядати; визирати جھانکنا liếc nhìn 窥视
2. to look quickly and in secret. He peeped at the answers at the back of the book. loer, afloer يَنْظُرُ خِلْسَةً поглеждам (крадешком) espreitar juknout verstohlen schauen skæve; kaste et hurtigt blik på κρυφοκοιτάζω echar una ojeada vargsi pilku heitma دزدکی نگریستن kurkata jeter un coup d'oeil furtif לְהַצִיץ छिपकर देखना naviriti se kradomice kukucskál mengintip kíkja á sbirciare のぞき見する 얼른 보다 dirstelėti, žvilgtelėti palūrēt, zagšus ieskatīties mengintai vluchtig kijken kikke podglądać كوككى كول، تر سوري كتل، تروت كتل، په غلا غلا كتل، سرښكاره كول، دسترګو تر كونجوكتل espreitar a trage cu ochiul la подглядывать nakuknúť pokukati krišom pogledati kika, glutta แอบมอง gizlice bakmak 偷看 підглядати چھپ کر ديکھنا nhìn trộm 偷看
noun
a quick look (usually in secret). She took a peep at the visitor. kykie, loer نَظْرَة مُخْتَلَسَه надничане espreitadela kradmý pohled verstohlener Blick blik γρήγορη ματιά, ματιά στα κρυφά ojeada, vistazo piilumine نگاه دزدانه kurkistus coup d'oeil discret/furtif הצצה झांकी virnuti kukucskálás melirik það að kíkja sem snöggvast á sbirciata, occhiata のぞき見 흘끗 보기 dirstelėjimas, žvilgtelėjimas īss skats, acu uzmetiens melihat sekilas kijkje kikk, titt zerknięcie په غلا غلا كتل espreitadela ocheadă взгляд украдкой kradmý pohľad skriven pogled pogled krišom titt, smygtitt การแอบมอง göz atma 一瞥 погляд крадькома دزديدہ نگاہي cái nhìn trộm 一瞥
ˈpeep-hole noun
a hole (in a door etc) through which one can look. loergaatjie وصْواص: ثَقْب يُنظَر منه шпионка buraco škvíra; kukátko das Guckloch kighul; dørspion ματάκι της πόρτας mirilla uksesilm روزنه؛ دیدگاه kurkistusreikä trou חֶרֶך הֲצָצָה झरोखा, गवाक्ष, निरीक्षण छिद्र rupica za virenje, "špijun" kémlelőnyílás lubang pengintipan gægjugat spioncino のぞき穴 들여다 보는 구멍 plyšys, skylė, akutė (durvīs) actiņa, lodziņš lubang intai kijkgaatje kikkhull, glugge judasz دوربین postigo gaura cheii глазок priezor (na dverách) linica, kukalnik špijunka kikhål, titthål รูหรือช่องสําหรับแอบมอง gözetleme deliği, dikiz deliği 窺視孔 вічко; оглядова щілина روزن، جھانکنے کا سوراخ lỗ/ khe cửa 窥视孔

peep2

(piːp) verb
to make a high pitched sound. The car horns were peeping. piep يزُرُ، يُبَوِّقُ пискам piar pípat piepen tude τσιρίζω piar piuksuma, tuututama صدای کوتاه و تیز ایجاد کردن piipittää crier לְצַיֵיץ चिड़ियों के बच्चों या चूहों जैसा चोंची करना, झांकना, झलकना, दिखाई पड़ना pijukati csipog melengking ÿla, flauta, pípa (emettere un suono acuto) ピーピーいう 경적을 울리다 pypsėti, pyptelėti pīkstēt; čiepstēt berbunyi nyaring piepen, toeteren pipe, tute piszczeć, trąbić چوغېدل piar a claxona пищать pípať hupati pištati pipa, tuta ทําเสียงร้องปิ๊บ ๆ cırlamak; çalmak 尖叫 цвірінькати; пищати تيز آواز نکالنا còi ô tô 尖叫
noun
such a sound. the peep of a car horn. piep صَوت بوق السَيّارَه، زامور пискнае pio pípání das Piepen tuden τσίριγμα pío, silbido piuks(atus), tuut(utus) صدای بیپ piippaus cri ציוץ ताक-झांक, झलक pijuk, cijuk csipogás lengkingan flaut, ÿl, píp (suono acuto) ピーピー 경적소리 pypsėjimas, pyptelėjimas pīkstiens, pīkšķis bunyi nyaring gepiep, getoeter piping, tuting pisk, trąbienie چوغېدل pio (sunet de) claxon писк pípanie pi-bip pištanje pip[ande], tutande เสียงร้องปิ๊บ ๆ çalma sesi 尖叫聲 цвірінькання; писк تيز آواز tiếng còi ô tô 尖叫声
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