peek
noun/piːk/
/piːk/
[singular]- a quick and secret look at something that you should not be looking at synonym peep
- I took a quick peek inside.
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek piquesee also sneak peek/piːk//piːk/- peak noun
- Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
- peak verb
- Inflation is expected to peak in December.
- peek verb
- I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.
- peek noun
- She sneaked a peek at her watch.
- pique noun
- He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.
- pique verb
- He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.
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