blip
To make a short beep soundTo make a short beep sound.
» It's just a blip on a screen.
Это всего лишь точка на экране. — odexed
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive)To make a short beep sound.
The door blipped as I showed my electronic identity card and passed through.
(informal, intransitive)To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
(transitive)Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”).
To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin.
Examples
3 sentencesIt's just a blip on a screen.
ruЭто всего лишь точка на экране. — odexed
Squad Leader Justin, a blip's appeared on the hyperspace radar!
Командир рою Джастін, на екрані гіперпросторогово радара з’явилася ціль! — User55521
ruКомандир отделения Джастин, на экране гиперпространственного радара появилась цель! — User55521
The Finance Minister said the July rise in inflation was only a blip.
Translations
1 languagesForms
blips, blipping, blipped, blippedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.