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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Even that fat bleep Brian Higgins hasn’t been fired from ATF!
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022
International broadcasters get their own raw feed of the ceremony and must decide on their own whether to bleep — which is why unbleeped video from other countries soon appeared on social media, showcasing what really happened.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2022
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Noun
Saturday Night Live has had to hit the bleep button on hosts and even cast members before, but the most recent episode took it one step further when the entire audience was censored for yelling out a swear word.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Even that fat bleep Brian Higgins hasn’t been fired from ATF!
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
The compact white bots with little orange flags and vaguely tortoise-like bodies will bleep-bloop food from participating businesses to locations within a small urban radius.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022
International broadcasters get their own raw feed of the ceremony and must decide on their own whether to bleep — which is why unbleeped video from other countries soon appeared on social media, showcasing what really happened.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2022
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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleep. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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