- present participle of peek.
peeking
Example Sentences
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It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Think Apple watches so you don’t get caught peeking at your phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
“I am not good around other people,” she said, peeking out of a gray tent underneath the 110 Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Because I knew to look for it, I saw the faint surgical scar peeking above the neckline of the child’s dress.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
They were still a little under a half mile from the borderlands, but already he could see the tops of the Greater Jungle's oldest and tallest pines peeking above rooftops.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
