keek

verb

Definition of keeknext
chiefly Scottish
as in to peep

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keek
  1. peep
  2. glimpse
  3. peek
Verb
  • In her solarium, a cardboard box trembled with teenage chicks, peeping under a heat lamp.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
  • Some rooms have glass cutouts in the floor to peep down onto the horses.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of peep
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  • Thanos, the ominous figure glimpsed in the post-credits scene of The Avengers in 2012, had a face, and a two-time Oscar nominee face at that.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026
Definition of glimpse
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  • Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • Big Uncle, a middle-aged security guard at a downtown bank, peeked into the kitchen.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of peek
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“Keek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keek. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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