peep

peep

peep¹ [pēp]

vi.

[ME pepen: orig. echoic]

1. to make the short, high-pitched cry of a young bird or chick; chirp; cheep

2. to utter a sound or speak in a small, weak voice, as from fear

n.

1. a short, high-pitched sound; chirp; cheep

2. the slightest vocal sound [heard not a peep from him]

peep² [pēp]

vi.

[ME pepen, ? akin to piken,PEEK]

1. to look through a small opening or from a place of hiding

2. to peer slyly or secretly; take a hasty, furtive look

3. to come into view; show or appear gradually or partially, as though from hiding [stars peeped through the clouds]

vt.

to cause to appear or protrude

n.

1. a brief, hasty look or restricted view; secret or furtive glimpse or glance

2. the first appearance; crack, as of dawn