to peep
7
3.6
- verb
- /pip/
:
asomar
- A small rabbit decided to peep out from its burrow to check for any danger.
Looking on is Alexander the Great, and he's this little head peeping out of the tower.
- Looking on is Alexander the Great, and he's this little head peeping out of the tower.
- And so she goes into the tent and he follows and she peeps her head out and she says if the tents are rocking, don't come and knock it and then sits it down.
Examples
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The children were excited to peep out from behind the curtain to see who had arrived.
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When Uncle John didn't come out, I sidled inside and peeped around the amber reading room.
Fiction book (1993) -
You peep through the walls.
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Doll forces her way in, and they both peep through a crack in the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
This will keep anyone from peeping in at you.
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Before his uncle returns, he pulls the shade to peep out the front door.
Fiction book (1996) -
Josephine looked up to see the dog's master peeping through the window curtains.
Fiction book (1993) -
Joshua held his breath, his eyes peeping through the branches that hid them.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lester watches her through a window on the first floor, peeping out through the drapes.
Fiction book (1999) -
But yesterday I was just brushing my teeth and I looked out the window and I saw these two little daffodils peeping over the top of the grass.
Synonyms
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1.4
To be seen or arrive at a place
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1.1
To look quickly and secretly at something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small rear part with a tiny hole that helps a shooter line up the front post and the target
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peep comes from the small sound of chicks, and because that sound suggests something showing itself just a little, peep also means 'to appear or emerge slightly'.