peep

1 the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: cheep]

2 a secret look [syn: peek]

1 look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

2 cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"

3 make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: twirp, cheep, chirp, chirrup]

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"

English

Pronunciation

• , /piːp/, /pi:p/

• Rhymes: -iːp

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, from pepen

Noun

1. A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
2. A feeble utterance or complaint.

   I don't want to hear a peep out of you!

3. A kind of bird; a sandpiper.

Verb

1. To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
2. To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

Etymology 2

From pepen, variant of piken

Verb

1. To look, while trying not to be seen or noticed.

   The man peeped through the small hole.

Noun

1. A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

Derived terms

• peeper, peepers
• peep show
• peeping tom

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin

Noun

1. A spot on a die or domino.

Peep or peeps may refer to:

• Peeps, a brand of small marshmallow candies shaped like animals
• Peeps (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld
• Peep (album), by The Rasmus
• Peep and the Big Wide World, a children's television show
• Positive end-expiratory pressure, a term from mechanical ventilation in respiratory medicine
• "Peep", an Estonian male given name (pronounced with a short "e", as in "eh")
• "Peeps", American English for stints, small calidrid wading birds
• "peep", a letter in the Shavian alphabet
• "Peeps", a slang term for an Avalanche transceiver

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