peep
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby birdTo make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
» Were you peeping through the keyhole?
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6 sensesTo make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
piepen
пища́тьpiščátʹ, пи́скнутьpísknutʹ
To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
piepsen
speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
(intransitive)To look forth from concealment, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
The man peeped through the small hole.
lugen, linsen, illern
подгля́дыватьpodgljádyvatʹ, загля́дыватьzagljádyvatʹ
(dated, intransitive)To begin to appear; to make the first appearance.
(slang, transitive)To take a look at; check out.
Did you peep that video I sent you?
look furtively
(slang, transitive)To see, uncover.
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Origin
From Middle English pepen. Compare Dutch piepen (“peep”), German Low German piepen (“to peFrom Middle English pepen. Compare Dutch piepen (“peep”), German Low German piepen (“to peep”), German piepen and pfeifen, all probably onomatopoeic.
From Middle English pepen, variant of piken.
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Forms
peeps, peeping, peeped, peepedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 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