peep

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
  • To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
  • To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
  • To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
  • To take a look at; check out.

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Origin

  • From Middle English pepen. Compare Dutch piepen ("peep"), German Low German piepen ("to peep"), German piepen and pfeifen, all probably onomatopoeic.
  • From Middle English pepen, variant of piken.
  • Of uncertain origin; perhaps variant of pip.
  • , a shortened form of people.

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