- 1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to look quickly and secretly at something, especially through a small opening We caught her peeping through the keyhole. Could I just peep inside? He was peeping at her through his fingers.
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- 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. to be just visible The tower peeped above the trees. The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.
- 3[intransitive, transitive] peep (something) to make a short high sound; to make something make this sound
peep
verbNAmE//pip//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they peep he / she / it peeps
past simple peeped
-ing form peeping
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