peeps

[peeps] / pips /

NOUN

sneaked look

Synonyms

WEAK

blink gander glance glimpse look-see sight

NOUN

chirp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hoot

STRONG

chatter cheep chirrup chuck churr coo cry pipe squeak tweet twitter

VERB

sneak a look

Synonyms

WEAK

blink glance glimpse have a gander look peer snatch snoop spy squint stare take a look

VERB

appear briefly

Synonyms

WEAK

become visible crop up emerge open to view peep out peer out show partially

Example Sentences

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He told me he had RSVP’d and “was in line with all the peeps waiting to get in” but had never made it inside.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

“I’m a friendly!” she peeps as she walks into a camp full of road pirates, hands up, distracting them with the appearance of fear and softness.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024

On a visit to a Texas ostrich farm, the researchers recorded 11 types of calls, ranging from high frequency peeps and gurgles in baby ostriches to low frequency boos and booms in adult males.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Lucio Sordoni is caught on the wrong side as Cardiff work through the phases, and referee Frank Murphy peeps his whistle.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

But Henry was one of my peeps, you know?

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio