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Peeking

/ˈpiːkɪŋ/

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

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📖 Definitions of "Peeking"

verb

1
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
2
To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
3
To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

noun

1
The act of one who peeks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peeking"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
glanceverb	(transitive) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
glintverb	(intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.
peepverb	(intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
watchingnoun	The act of one who watches.
spyingnoun	espionage; the act of secretly gathering information
peepingnoun	The action of the verb to peep.
peeksynoun	(childish) A peek; a quick look.
keeknoun	(Scotland) A look, especially a quick one; a peek.
bo-peepnoun	The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.
squintnoun	An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
look-seenoun	(informal) A brief examination, a peek or glance.
peek-a-boonoun	Alternative form of peekaboo. [(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".]
peckingnoun	The act by which something is pecked.
peepenoun	Obsolete form of peep. [A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.]
bopeepnoun	Alternative form of bo-peep. [The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.]
wink-a-peepnoun	A plant, the scarlet pimpernel.
gapingverb	Wide open.
peekabonoun	Alternative form of peekaboo. [(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".]
peep of daynoun	(idiomatic) The very beginning of the day; the crack of dawn; daybreak, dawn.
looksynoun	Alternative form of look-see. [(informal) A brief examination, a peek or glance.]