peep
verb/piːp/
/piːp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they peep | /piːp/ /piːp/ |
| he / she / it peeps | /piːps/ /piːps/ |
| past simple peeped | /piːpt/ /piːpt/ |
| past participle peeped | /piːpt/ /piːpt/ |
| -ing form peeping | /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ |
- [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.
Extra Examples- He peeped out cautiously from behind the door.
- She was tempted to peep at the letter.
- The child peeped through a crack in the door.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cautiously
- out
- at
- through
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to be just able to be seen
- The tower peeped above the trees.
- The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cautiously
- out
- at
- through
- [intransitive, transitive] peep (something) to make a short high sound; to make something make this sound
Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent.: symbolic; compare with peek. verb sense 3 late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.
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