peep (n.)

  1. the short weak cry of a young bird

    [ Syn: cheep ]

  2. a secret look

    [ Syn: peek ]

    peep (v.)

  1. look furtively; He peeped at the woman through the window'

  2. cause to appear; he peeped his head through the window'

  3. make high-pitched sounds; the birds were chirping in the bushes

    [ Syn: cheep , chirp , chirrup ]

  4. speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

  5. appear as though from hiding; the new moon peeped through the tree tops'

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