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peeped

/piːpt/

peeped is the simple past and past participle of peep.

Meaning of peep

Verb (1)

peep (third-person singular simple present peeps, present participle peeping, simple past and past participle peeped)

  1. To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
  2. To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

Verb (2)

peep (third-person singular simple present peeps, present participle peeping, simple past and past participle peeped)

  1. (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.
    Synonyms:
    keek
  2. (dated, intransitive) To begin to appear; to make the first appearance.
    • When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number)
  3. (slang, transitive) To take a look at; check out.
    • Did you peep that video I sent you?
  4. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To see, uncover.
    • A lot of females were hesitant about getting with Pimp. He had a hard edge to him that made it impossible not to peep his cruel nature.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 58

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Questions about peeped

What is peeped the simple past and past participle of?
Peeped is the simple past and past participle of peep.
How do you pronounce peeped?
Peeped is pronounced /piːpt/.

Words near peeped in the dictionary

  1. peepals
  2. peepaw
  3. peepaws
  4. peepbo
  5. peepe
  6. peeped
  7. peeped out
  8. peeped pixels
  9. peepee
  10. peepees
  11. peeper

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