1
: a short high-pitched sound (as from electronic equipment)
2
—used in place of an obscene or vulgar expletive
—used in place of an expletive
Examples of bleep in a Sentence
Verb
They bleeped half the words in the interview!
The doctor is not in the office today, but I can bleep her for you.
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Melissa Locker, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Throughout, Rosalía continues her own tradition of pairing handclaps and melisma with bleeps and bangs.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Jori Parys, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The 2026 awards show censors failed to completely bleep out an F-bomb during Sunday's live show.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Taylor also earned the distinction of the first bleep of the awards show.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Throughout, Rosalía continues her own tradition of pairing handclaps and melisma with bleeps and bangs.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Nothing but bleeps ahead of Sunday's divisional duel with the Los Angeles Rams.
—Jori Parys, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The 2026 awards show censors failed to completely bleep out an F-bomb during Sunday's live show.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleep. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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