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The correct spelling is peep.
How to pronounce peep
/piːp/
nounIPA: /piːp/
Say it like: Pee-p
The correct spelling is peep. A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird. For example: "I don't want to hear a peep out of you!"
Usage Examples
“I don't want to hear a peep out of you!”
“the peep of day”
“The man peeped through the small hole.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
- 2.A feeble utterance or complaint.
- 3.The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- 4.A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
- 5.A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
verb
- 1.To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- 2.To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
- 3.To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
- 4.To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
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