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The correct spelling is peeps.

How to pronounce peeps

/piːps/
noun

IPA: /piːps/

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The correct spelling is peeps. 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. 1.A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
  2. 2.A feeble utterance or complaint.
  3. 3.The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
  4. 4.A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
  5. 5.A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

verb

  1. 1.To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
  2. 2.To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
  3. 3.To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
  4. 4.To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

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