beeping

Definition of beepingnext
present participle of beep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeping
Verb
  • The Congress Centre was buzzing with both dominating and dominant leaders from across the world.
    Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Nothing today felt like play, yesterday my phone will be buzzing with messages, a child was used as bait, ICE is sending out flyers offering food support to families, don’t take the bait.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • More companies are dialing back flexible work schedules and mandating that employees return to the office part-time or full-time, forcing women into tough situations.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Those looking to file police reports are asked to contact the department's non-emergency phone number by dialing 311 or (317) 327-3811.
    Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Three characters spend the novel sadly phoning figures who never appear—in Stella’s case, her absent mother (which may explain why Bainbridge sometimes put her own mother in her story about the germination of the book).
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Advertisement The academics’ calculation began with the informal survey done by a Tehran physician quoted by TIME after phoning six hospitals on Friday to asking how many dead protesters each had.
    Karl Vick, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Beeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeping. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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