bleep of surprise
- noun
- /bliːp əv səˈpraɪz/
- 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
169
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
118
3.7
A short high sound a device makes as a signal or to cover bad words
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8.4
A short high sound made by a device like a toy
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
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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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9.6
A short cry of fear or surprise when something suddenly scares you
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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 cry that shows fear, pain, or alarm
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9.9
A short exclamation used to show surprise or get someone's attention
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3.4
A loud cry that shows sudden strong feeling like surprise or pain
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9.6
A short sound people use to show surprise when something bounces
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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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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or anger
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8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
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9.5
A short sudden silly sound that is often funny
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8.9
A short sharp cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
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9.9
A short cry of surprise used to sound French
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9.9
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
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'.