How to use peep in a sentence. Present participle of peep 2 To secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a… If you peep, or peep at something, you have a quick look at it, often secretly and quietly Children came to peep at him round the doorway [verb + at] now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her
[verb] peep is also a noun If something peeps out from behind or under something, a small part of it is visible or becomes visible. To peer through a small aperture or from behind something To appear as though emerging from a hiding place The moon peeping through the clouds. Definition of peep verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
To peep or peek is usually to give a quick look through a narrow aperture or small opening, often furtively, slyly, or pryingly, or to look over or around something curiously or playfully To peep over a wall To peek into a room Peek is often associated with children's games. Factsheet what does the noun peeping mean There are two meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun peeping
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. • we hide behind our men, peeping at each other in a curious and suspicious fashion • from there, she peeped at his tall muscular figure, so solitary, always alone. Yet, terrible as was the danger we incurred, the attraction of peeping was for both of us irresistible.
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