bleep of surprise
- noun
- /bliːp əv səˈpraɪz/
:
grito de sorpresa
- She let out a bleep of surprise when she saw the unexpected result.
Examples
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There was an audible bleep of surprise in the audience when the winner was announced.
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A sudden bleep of surprise escaped him as the lights flickered back on.
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She let out a bleep of surprise when she saw the gift.
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Did you hear that bleep of surprise from the audience?
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A sudden bleep of surprise escaped him as the lights flickered back on.
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She let out a bleep of surprise when she saw the unexpected result.
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There was an audible bleep of surprise in the audience when the winner was announced.
Synonyms
243
3.7
A short high sound a device makes as a signal or to cover bad words
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9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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3.4
A loud cry that shows sudden strong feeling like surprise or pain
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8.4
A short high sound made by a device like a toy
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9.1
A short sound people make when they feel a quick pain
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9.9
A short exclamation used to show surprise or get someone's attention
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9.6
A short cry of fear or surprise when something suddenly scares you
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8.9
A short sharp cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
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9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
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8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
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9.9
A short shout that copies a chicken's cluck to show alarm or get attention
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9.9
A short cry that shows fear, pain, or alarm
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9.9
A short cry people make when they are suddenly scared
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9.9
A short cry showing fear, surprise, or embarrassment
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9.5
A short sudden silly sound that is often funny
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
A short sound people use to show surprise when something bounces
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word people say to show surprise or anger
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
A short cry of surprise used to sound French
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
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Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently built from 'bleep' (a short high-pitched sound) + 'of' + 'surprise' (feeling of astonishment), so its meaning — a sound expressing surprise — follows directly from the constituents. The genitive/relationship expressed by 'of' is a regular compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bleep of surprise may come from the tiny, high sound bleep, like a short electronic beep someone makes when they are startled. That's why it means a short sound or quick cry that shows 'surprise'.