keeks

verb

present tense third-person singular of keek, chiefly Scottish
as in peeps

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  1. peeps
  2. peeks
  3. glimpses
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  • In one painting, Jerry’s head peeps through a rip in the paper ceiling above his father, who sits in an easy chair below; in another, old Jerry sits at the kitchen table talking to his young mother, easily half his age.
    — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeps
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  • Add a nude base underneath that peeks out for even more contrast.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the background, some of the destination’s architecture peeks out beside the landscape’s greenery and rocky formations.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeks
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  • This album glimpses that tomorrow, just over the horizon.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Through Rosa’s rebellion, Cherry glimpses the possibility of resisting her own fate.
    — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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