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# peep

verb (peep, peeps, peeped, peeping); noun (a peep, peeps)

«peep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#m1)
2. A peep is a quick look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#m2)
3. A peep is a short, high sound, like a baby bird makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#m3)
4. "Not a peep" means no sound or no complaint at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, characters peep through keyholes or curtains; "Peeping Tom" means someone who spies on people, which is wrong. In games, peek-a-boo and "No peeping!" in hide-and-seek. Phrases: "peep out", "take a peep", "not a peep out of you".

### Examples

- She peeped through the curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x1)
- No peeping while I hide! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x2)
- Take a peep inside the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x3)
- The chicks gave a little peep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x4)
- I don't want to hear a peep out of you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x5)
- The sun peeped out from behind the clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x6)
- He peeped inside the closet--no one! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: peeped, peeping. Similar: peek. Sound meaning: peep, cheep, tweet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peep.html) on Mova free.