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\ ˈbēp 
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\beeped; beeping; beeps
Definition of beep
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to cause to sound
beep a horn
2 : to send a message to (someone) with a beeper Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.— Scot Macleod
beep
nounDefinition of beep (Entry 2 of 2)
: a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning
Examples of beep in a Sentence
Verb
Why did you beep your horn at her?
She beeped at me first.
Something is beeping in the kitchen.
I could hear a beeping noise. Noun
the beep of a car horn
Please leave a message after the beep.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Police arrived and spoke with a woman, who said the driver had remained stopped at a green light and, after the witness beeped her horn, started moving, but was weaving all over the road and into the oncoming lane of traffic.
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Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, "Good Samaritan stops suspected drunken driver and takes his keys: North Olmsted Police Blotter," 29 Sep. 2019 Teslas, Mercedes and hybrid cars passed by, with drivers mostly beeping their horns in support.
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Los Angeles Times, "Trump says California cities ‘destroying themselves’ with homelessness," 17 Sep. 2019 The woman beeped her horn and swerved to avoid a crash.
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John Benson, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver fights seatbelt on way to jail: Broadview Heights Police Blotter," 21 Aug. 2019 During a recent practice, the cellphone in Ancira’s pocket beeps from an early warning app.
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Los Angeles Times, "Trona High’s once-mighty Sandmen fight to keep football alive in wake of earthquakes," 28 Aug. 2019 There should be signs so that I don’t get beeped at.
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Gary Richards, The Mercury News, "More paving planned for Highway 17: Roadshow," 19 Aug. 2019 Now we are besieged with the noise from loud heavy equipment, beeping trucks, and the crashes and thuds of construction at all hours, and throttled by shaking houses and jarring vibrations.
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Sandra Ruiz-parrilla, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Amid the roar of construction machinery, health officials listened. We thank you.," 28 Aug. 2019 The melodious sounds are a vast improvement over the standard beeps, bings, and bongs in most vehicles.
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Anne Quito, Quartz, "The wellness movement has infiltrated car design," 10 Aug. 2019 Outside, Mack cement mixers beep past John Deere bulldozers.
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Amanda Chicago Lewis, The Verge, "Big Alcohol is pouring," 30 July 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Its name comes from the beep of Space Age satellites.
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Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "A 49 Mile reminder of San Francisco’s magic," 15 Nov. 2019 What makes this timer special are its jumbo-size numbers and loud beep.
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BostonGlobe.com, "A timer that won’t make you squint or strain - The Boston Globe," 24 Sep. 2019 The crosswalks, which give an auditory beep and give voice instructions, are being installed at multiple crosswalks around the city at a cost of $6,000 each.
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Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "Morning Briefing: Dwyane Wade surprises students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduation," 3 June 2019 The earliest days of the consumer internet were soundtracked by a cacophony of digital hisses and beeps.
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Mike Murphy, Quartz, "From dial-up to 5G: a complete guide to logging on to the internet," 29 Oct. 2019 At the public library in Wilmer, Tex., books were checked out not with the beeps of bar code readers but with the scratches of pen on notebook paper.
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David E. Sanger, New York Times, "Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America," 22 Aug. 2019 Bartoszek held up a radio antenna shaped like a horizontal football goal post and listened for beeps.
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Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, "The Snakes That Ate Florida," 11 July 2019 More notably, Rosen’s research has consistently shown that notifications stress us out—and that constant notifications, beeps, buzzes, and vibrations from our smartphones and computers all contribute to ongoing chemical stress.
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Lauren Goode, WIRED, "A Brief History of Smartphone Notifications," 26 June 2019 Connors was one of only a few who had never taken a beep test, a multistage fitness exercise used to measure cardiovascular fitness and maximum oxygen uptake.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Area’s best of the best for grades and games," 13 June 2019
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More Definitions for beep
beep
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of beep
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to cause (a horn, an electronic device, etc.) to make a beep
: to send a message to (someone) with a beeper
beep
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of beep (Entry 2 of 2)
: a short, high sound made by a horn, an electronic device, etc.
See the full definition for beep in the English Language Learners Dictionary
beep
noun\ ˈbēp \
\Kids Definition of beep
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a sound that signals or warns
beep
verbbeeped; beeping
Kids Definition of beep (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make or cause to make a sound that signals or warns
The alarm is beeping.
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