Bleep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

emit a single short high-pitched signal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæneɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪtən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæneɪlɚ/.

Examples

The computer bleeped away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beep

Parts of Speech

noun	a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
verb	emit a single short high-pitched signal “The computer bleeped away”

Word Forms

beep	verb	make a loud noise
bleep	verb	emit a single short high-pitched signal
bleep	noun	a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

piep

ein kurzer hoher Ton, der als Signal oder Warnung erzeugt wird

🇫🇷French

bip

une tonalité courte et aiguë produite comme signal ou avertissement

🇪🇸Spanish

emitir pitidos

un tono corto y alto producido como señal o advertencia

🇮🇹Italian

bip

un breve tono alto prodotto come segnale o avvertimento

🇳🇱Dutch

piep

een korte hoge toon geproduceerd als signaal of waarschuwing

🇵🇹Portuguese

bip

um tom curto e agudo produzido como sinal ou aviso

🇷🇺Russian

пищать

короткий высокий тон, издаваемый как сигнал или предупреждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवाज़

संकेत या चेतावनी के रूप में उत्पन्न होने वाला छोटा उच्च स्वर

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লিপ

একটি সংকেত বা সতর্কতা হিসাবে উত্পাদিত একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত উচ্চ স্বন

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கம்

ஒரு சமிக்ஞை அல்லது எச்சரிக்கையாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு குறுகிய உயர் தொனி

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లీప్

సంకేతం లేదా హెచ్చరికగా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన చిన్న అధిక టోన్

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लीप

सिग्नल किंवा चेतावणी म्हणून तयार केलेला एक लहान उच्च टोन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લીપ

સિગ્નલ અથવા ચેતવણી તરીકે ઉત્પાદિત ટૂંકા ઉચ્ચ ટોન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ದೆಮಾಡು

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಎತ್ತರದ ಸ್ವರವು ಸಂಕೇತ ಅಥವಾ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറങ്ങുക

ഒരു സിഗ്നൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുന്നറിയിപ്പായി നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ ഉയർന്ന ടോൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੀਪ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਉੱਚ ਟੋਨ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਗਨਲ ਜਾਂ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلیپ

سگنل یا انتباہ کے طور پر تیار کردہ ایک مختصر اونچی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘟嘟声

作为信号或警告而发出的短促高音

🇯🇵Japanese

ピーピー

合図または警告として発せられる短い高音

🇰🇷Korean

호출 장치

신호나 경고로 생성되는 짧은 높은 톤

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bíp

một âm cao ngắn được tạo ra như một tín hiệu hoặc cảnh báo

🇹🇭Thai

ร้องไห้

เสียงสูงสั้น ๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นเป็นสัญญาณหรือการเตือน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidur

nada tinggi pendek yang dihasilkan sebagai sinyal atau peringatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صافرة

نغمة قصيرة عالية تصدر كإشارة أو تحذير

🇮🇷Persian

بلیپ

صدای بلند کوتاهی که به عنوان سیگنال یا هشدار تولید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bip sesi

bir sinyal veya uyarı olarak üretilen kısa, yüksek ton

🇮🇱Hebrew

צפצוף

צליל קצר גבוה המופק כאות או אזהרה

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