peep

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the short weak cry of a young bird
  2. noun a secret look
  3. verb look furtively

Etymology

From Middle English pepen. Compare Dutch piepen (“peep”), German Low German piepen (“to peep”), German piepen and pfeifen, all probably onomatopoeic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cheep

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