to bleep
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4.4
- verb
- /bliːp/
:
emitir un pitido
- Whenever I press the wrong button, the microwave will bleep to alert me.
- alarm bleeps
- monitor bleeps
- bleeped again
He was like bleep and then disappeared.
- He was like bleep and then disappeared.
- When I start bleeping and it was quiet, I like, no, this is real.
Examples
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An EKG monitor bleeps steadily in the corner.
Fiction book (2000) -
Porter's implant bleeped.
Fiction book (2002) -
All right, Chase, only bleep the last name.
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It bleeps when I go through airport security.
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The monitor bleeped as a moving line scribbled clefs and peaks across the staff lines.
Fiction book (2001) -
They stayed up for hours, even as morning light brightened the room and the alarm began bleeping.
Fiction book (1990) -
The smoke alarm began to bleep loudly, indicating a fire in the building.
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As I approached the checkout, my items started to bleep when scanned by the cashier.
Synonyms
34
1.0
To make a short, high sound like a small bird, insect, or electronic device
22
6.1
To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone
3
4.9
To appear briefly on a screen or device
2
1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
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Etymology
The verb bleep means to make a short, high electronic sound, just like beep. That's why devices bleep when a timer ends or a message arrives.