peep
verb
[ piːp ]
• look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.
• "his door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in"
Similar:
look quickly,
cast a brief look,
take a secret look,
spy,
take a sly/stealthy look,
sneak a look,
peek,
have a peek,
glance,
peer,
keek,
take a gander,
have a look-see,
have a squint,
have a dekko,
have/take a butcher's,
take a shufti,
Jack Nohi,
peep
noun
• a quick or furtive look.
• "Jonathan took a little peep at his watch"
Similar:
quick look,
brief look,
sly look,
stealthy look,
sneaky look,
peek,
glance,
glimpse,
look,
peer,
keek,
gander,
look-see,
squint,
eyeful,
dekko,
butcher's,
shufti,
Origin:
late 15th century: symbolic; compare with peek.
peep
noun
• a feeble, high-pitched sound made by a young bird or mammal.
Similar:
cheep,
chirp,
chirrup,
tweet,
twitter,
chirr,
pipe,
piping,
warble,
squeak,
chatter,
• a small sandpiper or similar wading bird.
• "the peeps have returned to Fundy"
• a group of chickens.
• "a peep of chickens pecking and scratching around the gate"
peep
verb
• make a brief, high-pitched sound.
• "Don peeped on his whistle"
Origin:
late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.
