peep
/piːp//pip/
noun
- 1
A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
- 2
A feeble utterance or complaint.
“I don't want to hear a peep out of you!”
- 3
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- 4
A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
verb
- 1
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- 2
To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
noun
- 1
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- 2
The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
“the peep of day”
verb
- 1
To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
“The man peeped through the small hole.”
- 2
To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
noun
- 1
A spot on a die or domino.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Person.
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