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as in peek
an instance of looking especially briefly stole a peep at our neighbor's new pool

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verb

as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the baby peeps and burbles when her mother picks her up

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Recent Examples of peep
Noun
Different groups have access, hundreds of different people have access to this that are nowhere in the scope of what needs to be, and yet nobody raised one peep about it. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 The clown, a kind of psychopathic silent movie character who never utters a peep, bludgeons his victims in vicious murder sequences that operate as gory punchlines each time out. Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
And over on Netflix, John Mulaney peeped at his neighbors through a telescope. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025 This duo offers great value and quality and are each other’s perfect match — peep the trolley strap on the back of the tote that easily slips onto the carry-on’s handle. Lauren Bonney, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for peep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peep
Noun
  • Spoiler alert: Subscribers can take a peek at the answer key.
    Deb Amlen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Almost everyone on the planet will be taking a peek and mostly getting completely lost and confused.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Like new worlds where height flows in one direction only, as time does here on Earth, such that once traversed, that perch can’t be chirped upon again.
    Laura Kolbe, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This weekend is the first weekend of spring, and the birds are chirping.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And that’s what the festival is, kind of a glimpse at what can be waiting?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The country got a glimpse into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency during an interview with several of the department‘s employees on Thursday.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, offering free concessions might seem like a costly gamble for a non-Power Four athletic department generating around $45 million annually.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Bit Bonds operate much like standard Treasuries at first glance.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s a look at 23andMe’s rise and fall in four charts.
    Rosa de Acosta, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Peep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peep. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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