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beep

[beep] / bip /


VERB
call for electronically
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
track down


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Drake’s bid to soundtrack the warm weather months is “Janice,” which incorporates a bizarre vocal modulation that makes the simple refrain—“beep beep baby”—strangely addictive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The court heard the victim pulled over to collect eggs from a shop, but stopped his car suddenly when he heard a loud beep.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

And, I promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”

From Salon Mar. 26, 2026

Voices echo through the vast, concrete space and a cacophony of drills and electric lifts beep, buzz and blare.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2025

On her wrist, the locator began to beep.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

It’s something I really notice when I’m with other people and I hear all their dings, beeps, and chimes and I just think, Why?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The registers hum with a steady din of beeps and automated “please begin scanning” messages.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Working with bio-acousticians who measure hearing in animals, she developed a soundtrack of pulses and beeps to play to anaesthetised hedgehogs from a rescue centre.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

My days are filled with the beeps and growls of bulldozers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

The next morning, I’m almost at the doors to school when someone beeps from the parking lot.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

As they walked, several drivers beeped in support, including Reggie who was not a taxi driver.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

The craft beeped awake, arched its hawklike shoulders, and whined off into the valley.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

It beeped as Bach and others in his module repeatedly alerted deputies that the insulin pump was empty.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2024

The safe beeped, then there was audible click.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Tips for those feeling addicted to a beeping, chirping device.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The beeping of damaged cars and the crackle of downed electrical wires echoed through streets that were otherwise eerily quiet.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Even stranger was the beeping that awakened Lassiter one morning.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

The low hum of cars passing and horns beeping in the distance gives me a sense of safety; I’m never alone.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

A steady beeping joins the rumbling and I know what it is.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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