bleeping

/ˈbliːpɪŋ/

bleeping is the present participle and gerund of bleep.

Meaning of bleep

bleep (third-person singular simple present bleeps, present participle bleeping, simple past and past participle bleeped)

(intransitive) To emit one or more bleeps.
- The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
(transitive) To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

Synonyms:

blip
(UK) To contact someone by pager.
- If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.

bleeping (not comparable)

(UK, euphemistic, slang) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
- Are you bleeping kidding me? That's the amount of rent we agreed!

bleeping (plural bleepings)

plural	bleepings

What does bleeping mean?: Bleeping means a generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
What is bleeping the present participle and gerund of?: Bleeping is the present participle and gerund of bleep.
What part of speech is bleeping?: Bleeping can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bleeping?: Bleeping is pronounced /ˈbliːpɪŋ/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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