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beep

verb

Definition of beep

as in to buzz

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Recent Examples of beep Compared with today’s start-stop systems, seatbelt alarms and constant sensor beeping, perhaps a musical door chime, an adventurous grille and a few outrageous fins were not the worst ideas after all. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Cold Storage was sparked, partly, by a beeping smoke alarm tucked away somewhere in an old house. — Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 Oh, and the app can be a bit touchy and will beep incessantly if the fire is slow to start. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026 Saws buzz, trucks beep, and hammers clatter. — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for beep

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Olivia’s terrible sub-freeway apartment is also right above some guy running video-game servers, which make Olivia’s floor buzz all day.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Three flies buzzed around clean mixer containers under the front counter handwash sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzz

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The new offering is the producer’s Extra Umami Hot Chili Crisp, which dials back some of the spice and pumps up the savory flavor.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Some candidates, mostly Democrats, have proposed an end to the Iran war as a means of dialing back price hikes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dial

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Definition of telephone

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