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peep

/piːp/

/pip/

peep out

Translations

peepnoun

peeps

/piːp/

/pip/

писк

I heard a peep from the baby monitor.

Я услышал писк из радионяни.

взгляд

She took a quick peep through the window.

Она быстро бросила взгляд в окно.

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Synonyms

peepverb

peeped

Past Simple

peeped

Past Participle

peeping

Gerund

/piːp/

/pip/

подглядывать

She likes to peep through the keyhole to see what's happening inside.

Она любит подглядывать через замочную скважину, чтобы увидеть, что происходит внутри.

выглядывать

The sun began to peep through the clouds.

Солнце начало выглядывать из-за облаков.

Additional translations

Synonyms

peepadjective

/piːp/

/pip/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something involving furtive looking or viewing.

Definitions

peepnoun

A quick or furtive look.

She took a peep through the keyhole to see what was happening inside.

A short, high-pitched sound or utterance, especially by a young bird or a small animal.

The chick let out a tiny peep as it hatched from its egg.

A small, marsh-dwelling sandpiper or similar bird.

We spotted a peep wading in the shallow waters of the marsh.

Any slight sound or word, especially an expression of complaint or protest.

I don't want to hear a peep out of you until dinner is ready.

The first appearance of daylight; dawn (used chiefly in the phrase "the peep of day").

She woke at the peep of day and started her journey.

Slang. A person, especially a friend or acquaintance (used chiefly in the plural peeps to mean “people”).

You're my favorite peep—thanks for always having my back.

peepverb

To look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

She peeped through the keyhole to see what was happening inside the room.

To begin to appear; to emerge slightly.

The sun peeped over the horizon, signaling the start of a new day.

To make a short, high-pitched sound.

The chicks peeped loudly as they searched for their mother.

peepadjective

Relating to or involving a quick or surreptitious look; used attributively before another noun.

They visited one of the city's famous peep shows.