Meaning of peep In English

• 0 to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole:

  • I saw her peeping through the curtains/into the room.

• 1 to appear slowly and not be completely seen:

  • A few early flowers had peeped up through the snow.

  • The cat's tail was peeping out from under the bed.

• 2 to make a weak high noise

• 3 a statement, answer, or complaint:

  • No one has raised a peep about this dreadful behaviour.

  • One more peep out of you and there'll be no television tomorrow.

  • There hasn't been a peep out of (= any form of communication from) my sister for a couple of weeks.

• 4 to not hear someone speak or make a sound, especially when this is surprising:

  • She hasn't heard a peep out of him in more than 10 days.

  • We didn't hear a peep out of them until Sunday morning.

• 5 the weak high noise made by young birds

• 6 a quick look:

  • Take/Have a peep at what it says in this letter.

• 7 to look quickly and often secretly:

  • He peeped over his shoulder to see if anyone was watching.

  • Daisies were peeping through the turf.

• 8 a sound, or a spoken word:

  • She’s too scared to make a peep.