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peeped

/piːpt/

Meanings
verb
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

Examples :

"The chickadee peeped from its nest, waiting for its mother to return with food. "
sound animal bird nature communication

Related Words

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration concealment

concealment noun

/kənˈsiːlmənt/

The practice of keeping secrets.

"Her constant concealment of her phone caused her parents to worry about what she was hiding. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration signaling

signaling verb

/ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/ /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋɡ/

To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

"The teacher was signaling to the students to be quiet by raising her hand. "

Illustration opening

opening verb

/ˈəʊ.pənɪŋ/ /ˈoʊ.pənɪŋ/

To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

"Turn the doorknob to open the door."

Illustration chickadee

chickadee noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪ.kəˌdi/

A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.

"While walking in the woods, I saw a tiny chickadee flitting from branch to branch. "

Illustration waiting

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

Illustration briefly

briefly adverb

/ˈbɹiːfli/

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

"He covered the subject briefly in his book."

Illustration audible

audible noun

/ˈɔːdɪbl̩/

The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

"The audible changed the play to a run."