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peeping
We have found lemma(root) word of peeping : peep.
Definitions
[piːp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening
(e.g: his door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in)
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Origin
:
late 15th century: symbolic; compare with peek
[piːp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a quick or furtive look
(e.g: Jonathan took a little peep at his watch)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 15th century: symbolic; compare with peek
[piːp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a feeble, high-pitched sound made by a young bird or mammal
- a small sandpiper or similar wading bird
(e.g: the peeps have returned to Fundy)
- a group of chickens
(e.g: a peep of chickens pecking and scratching around the gate)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep
[piːp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a brief, high-pitched sound
(e.g: Don peeped on his whistle)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep
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