to peep
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3.2
- verb
- /pip/
:
asomarse
- Walking into the compound, the corporal peeped through the open door and said, "Umaru and Ibrahim, make una come."
Tweet at your peeps and peep at your tweets.
- Tweet at your peeps and peep at your tweets.
- And I'm like damn, like I never told him I'm peeping you.
- You'll always, whether it's big or small, whether it's this huge success or maybe two people peep it, it's successful because you stayed in alignment with yourself.
- This is a classic case of a peeping Tom pussy.
- I mean, when we were like coming up as like teens and stuff, I mean, oh, peeping Tommen was popping.
Examples
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Often, someone would peep from the windows on the opposite side of the courtyard.
Fiction book (1995) -
When I arrived, her door was locked, and she was peeping through the round windows.
Fiction book (1992) -
- Did you get to peep the script?
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So let's give him something to peep at.
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I put the coffee cup down, sink to the floor, and peep around the corner.
Fiction book (1999) -
Did you peep that drop-top thing out front?
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Of course, there weren't very many people on the place to peep through the glass.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now she could see the two babies up there on the ledge peeping down at the rally.
Fiction book (1996) -
I reeled some more and unbraced my legs enough to lean and peep over at the water.
Fiction book (1995) -
She decided to peep through the keyhole to see what was happening inside the room.
Synonyms
299
1.5
To look quickly at someone or something
150
2.0
Look quickly at someone or something
119
1.1
To look quickly and secretly at something
88
2.8
To see someone or something for a short time
40
3.1
To notice something suddenly or after looking for it
34
3.4
To see someone or something for a very short time
26
2.8
To suddenly see something for a short time
18
3.2
Look at something quickly without reading it carefully
16
3.0
To see something for a short time, usually by chance
15
2.4
To see someone or something suddenly and for a short time
1
9.9
To see something partly or far away
To look quickly at something
To look quickly in an informal way
To have a quick look at something because you are curious
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small rear part with a tiny hole that helps a shooter line up the front post and the target
How Brief
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peep comes from the tiny, high sound people copy from baby birds, and that image of a small head or eye quickly showing itself helps you remember why to peep means 'to look quickly and secretly'.