beep
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1.0
- noun
- /biːp/
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pitido
- Please leave a message at the beep.
- hear the beep
- a beep sounded
- a second beep
You hear a little beep, You'll hear a beep, hear a beep and it'll turn on.
- You hear a little beep, You'll hear a beep, hear a beep and it'll turn on.
- So you can, you can do a beep or shuttle test.
- Listen to a beep on your left and then on your right.
- So you just turn it on, makes a sexy little beep.
- You know, there's So when you take off, there's one beep.
- We had so many, so many great beep beep beep.
- You just hear like beep, beep and Nick goes, they got me.
- Remember the guy who made the sounds whoosh beep beep Zing?
- For instance, suppose that you hear on some end of the wire, beep, beep.
Examples
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The alarm clock emitted a loud beep to wake me up in the morning.
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Listen to a beep on your left and then on your right.
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The first beep served as a "ready beep," and the observers began recording at the second beep.
Academic text (2009) -
After 20 seconds, a beep sounded, and the score was retained on the monitor.
Academic text (1992) -
Every time she hears a beep and gets the same readout: ACCESS DENIED.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Her watch emitted a little beep, and she glanced down at it."
Fiction book (1995) -
But when the beep went off, Danny's tape must have started rewinding at high speed.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her wrist display indicates that time is up with a prolonged beep, and her own reflection vanishes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Three viewings used a recorded tape that emitted a beep in 6-second intervals.
Academic text (2009) -
After the countdown, a quick beep notified us that the game had started.
Synonyms
243
3.7
A short high sound a device makes as a signal or to cover bad words
49
3.7
A short high sound like a small bell, for example a notification tone
34
1.0
To make a short, high sound like a small bird, insect, or electronic device
18
6.4
A short, sharp high sound like metal being struck
7
8.4
A short high sound made by a device like a toy
4
7.9
A short, high, sharp buzzing sound
2
9.9
A short high sound people or animals make when frightened
2
1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
1
7.7
A short high sound made by a phone or microwave
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Etymology
Beep copies a short, high sound, like the small tone a machine or phone makes. That's why a beep is a short electronic 'signal' or 'warning'.