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peeking

/ˈpiːkɪŋ/

peeking around

peeking down

peekingnoun

Translations

подглядывание

Peeking through the keyhole, she saw the surprise party being set up.

Подглядывая через замочную скважину, она увидела, как готовят сюрприз-вечеринку.

Definitions

The act of looking quickly or furtively at something.

Peeking at exam answers is strictly prohibited.

Synonyms

sneak peek

peekinggerund / present participle

/ˈpiːkɪŋ/

Used to describe something that is partially visible or in the act of peeking.

Definitions

Partially visible; emerging or showing slightly as if looking out.

Through the curtains they saw the peeking moon.

Synonyms

peekverb

peeking

Gerund

peeked

Past Simple

peeked

Past Participle

peeking

Gerund

/piːk/

Translations

подглядывать

She tried to peek through the keyhole.

Она пыталась подглядывать через замочную скважину.

взглянуть

He couldn't resist the urge to peek at the surprise gift.

Он не смог удержаться от желания взглянуть на подарок-сюрприз.

Additional translations

заглянуть

Definitions

To look quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location.

She peeked through the curtains to see who was at the door.

To be slightly or partially visible; to protrude or emerge timidly.

Green shoots were peeking through the soil.

To read or inspect (data), especially in memory or a data structure, without altering or removing it (computing).

The program peeks the next byte to determine if it is a newline.

Synonyms

sneak a look

peeknoun

Definitions

A quick or furtive look.

She took a peek at the surprise gift hidden in the closet.

An operation that inspects data, especially in memory or a data structure, without modifying or removing it (computing).

A quick peek of the queue shows it's almost empty.

peekadjective

Definitions

Relating to or enabling inspection of data or content without modification or removal; of or pertaining to a quick or preliminary look.

The debugger provides a peek view that shows the contents of memory at the current address.