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The correct spelling is blips.

How to pronounce blips

verb

Say it like: Bli-ps

The correct spelling is blips. To emit one or more bleeps. For example: "The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."

Usage Examples

The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To emit one or more bleeps.
  2. 2.To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
  3. 3.To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

noun

  1. 1.A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
  2. 2.A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
  3. 3.(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
  4. 4.An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.

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