keeking

present participle of keek, chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeking
Verb
  • Pick one of the gateway towns to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, like Gatlinburg, Tennessee, or Bryson City, North Carolina, and set off on your leaf-peeping long weekend.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That's earlier than average, said Pastelok, who suggested Hoosiers in the northern part of the state do their leaf peeping early.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Nvotová kept peeking behind closed doors.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • They’re hidden in the background, just barely peeking out above the overflowing arrangements of roses.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Standing by the couch, he's shown staring at the television screen in intrigue, before glancing back at his daughters watching the film.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Stylistically, these are bold choices, even if the film can feel too understated and glancing for its own good.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Keeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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