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n. (event) | 1. cheep, peep | the short weak cry of a young bird. |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
n. (act) | 2. peek, peep | a secret look. |
| ~ looking, looking at, look | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" |
v. (perception) | 3. peep | look furtively.; "He peeped at the woman through the window" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
v. (perception) | 4. peep | cause to appear.; "he peeped his head through the window" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
v. (communication) | 5. cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep | make high-pitched sounds.; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ chitter, twitter | make high-pitched sounds, as of birds. |
v. (communication) | 6. peep | speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice. |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
v. (change) | 7. peep | appear as though from hiding.; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops" |
| ~ appear | come into sight or view.; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
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