• (British) enPR: pēp, IPA: /piːp/
• (America) IPA: /pip/, [pʰip]

peep (plural peeps)

1. A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
2. A feeble utterance or complaint.

   I don't want to hear a peep out of you!

3. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
   • 2001, Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 177 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001

     "Peep, peep," said Edward, "I'm ready."

     "Peep, peep, peep," said Henry, "so am I."

4. A kind of bird; a sandpiper.

• French: pépiement
• Italian: cinguettio, pigolio, squittio
• Russian: писк
• Spanish: pío

• Italian: borbottio, brontolio, mugugno
• Spanish: susurro

peep (peeps, present participle peeping; past and past participle peeped)

1. To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
2. To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

• Italian: cinguettare
• Russian: пища́ть
• Spanish: piar

• Spanish: susurrar

peep (peeps, present participle peeping; past and past participle peeped)

1. (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

   The man peeped through the small hole.

   • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326 ↗:

     And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.

2. (intransitive) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

   • When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear.

3. (transitive, MLE) To take a look at; check out.

   Did you peep that video I sent you?

• German: lugen
• Italian: spuntare, sbirciare
• Portuguese: espreitar
• Russian: подгля́дывать
• Spanish: husmear, espiar

peep (plural peeps)

1. A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
2. The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.

   the peep of day

• German: (heimlich) spähen
• Spanish: vistazo

peep (plural peeps)

1. (obsolete) A spot on a die or domino.

• (spot on die or domino) pip

peep (plural peeps)

1. (British, slang) person.

peep (plural peeps)

1. (US) A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.

1. (slang) A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.
2. (medicine) Acronym of positive end-expiratory pressure

• (positive end-expiratory pressure) PIP