Peep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the short weak cry of a young bird

a secret look

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːp/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːp/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːp/.

Examples

He peeped at the woman through the window
he peeped his head through the window
the birds were chirping in the bushes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chirrup chirp cheep peek

Parts of Speech

noun	the short weak cry of a young bird
noun	a secret look
verb	look furtively “He peeped at the woman through the window”
verb	cause to appear “he peeped his head through the window”
verb	make high-pitched sounds “the birds were chirping in the bushes”
verb	speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
verb	appear as though from hiding “the new moon peeped through the tree tops”

Word Forms

cheep	verb	make high-pitched sounds
peep	verb	make high-pitched sounds
peek	verb	throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peep	noun	a secret look
peeper	noun	a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
cheep	noun	the short weak cry of a young bird
chirp	noun	a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
chirrup	noun	a series of chirps

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gucken

der kurze, schwache Schrei eines jungen Vogels

🇫🇷French

piaulement

le cri court et faible d'un jeune oiseau

🇪🇸Spanish

mirar furtivamente

el breve y débil grito de un pájaro joven

🇮🇹Italian

sbirciare

il breve e debole grido di un uccellino

🇳🇱Dutch

gluren

de korte, zwakke kreet van een jonge vogel

🇵🇹Portuguese

espiar

o grito curto e fraco de um pássaro jovem

🇷🇺Russian

пищать

короткий слабый крик молодой птицы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झलक

एक युवा पक्षी की छोटी सी कमजोर चीख

🇧🇩Bengali

উঁকি

একটি তরুণ পাখির সংক্ষিপ্ত দুর্বল কান্না

🇮🇳Tamil

எட்டிப்பார்

ஒரு இளம் பறவையின் குறுகிய பலவீனமான அழுகை

🇮🇳Telugu

పీప్

చిన్న పక్షి యొక్క చిన్న బలహీనమైన ఏడుపు

🇮🇳Marathi

डोकावणे

तरुण पक्ष्याचे लहान कमजोर रडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોકિયું

યુવાન પક્ષીનું ટૂંકું નબળું રુદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಣುಕಿ ನೋಡಿ

ಎಳೆಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ದುರ್ಬಲ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോക്കുക

ഒരു ഇളം പക്ഷിയുടെ ഹ്രസ്വമായ കരച്ചിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਲਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਪੰਛੀ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਰੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھانکنا

ایک نوجوان پرندے کی مختصر کمزور رونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

窥视

幼鸟短促而微弱的叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

のぞき見

若鳥の短く弱い鳴き声

🇰🇷Korean

나타나다

어린 새의 짧고 약한 울음소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhìn trộm

tiếng kêu yếu ớt ngắn ngủi của một chú chim non

🇹🇭Thai

มองลอด

เสียงร้องสั้นอันอ่อนแอของลูกนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengintip

seruan pendek lemah seekor burung muda

🇵🇭Filipino

sumilip

ang maikling mahinang sigaw ng isang batang ibon

🇲🇾Malay

mengintip

tangisan lemah pendek seekor burung muda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زقزقة

صرخة ضعيفة قصيرة من طائر صغير

🇮🇷Persian

چشمک زدن

فریاد ضعیف یک پرنده جوان

🇹🇷Turkish

dikizlemek

genç bir kuşun kısa, zayıf çığlığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָצִיץ

בכי קצר וחלש של ציפור צעירה

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