peeping 1 of 2

present participle of peep
as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the baby peeps and burbles when her mother picks her up

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peeping

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adjective

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Recent Examples of peeping
Adjective
In the fall, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway offers one of the Southeast’s most charming front-row seats to leaf-peeping season. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Leaf-peeping season is about to begin! Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 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 Keep an eye on Maine’s official foliage tracker to plan a visit during peak leaf-peeping season. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025 The sun's peeping out, and the budding journalists skedaddle outside, where their friends are just arriving. Lauren Migaki, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025 Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, wore a white suit with a lacy corset bra noticeably peeping out from underneath her jacket, a racy touch that clashed with the solemnity of the event. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025 But they are particularly sought-after in the fall, Maguire said, which offers crisp temperatures and leaf-peeping opportunities. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeping
Verb
  • Jones is chirping at the Lions offensive line; Brooks came over to grab Jones and settle him down.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Leaders who pay attention to these lessons now will be best prepared to thrive in a world where the boundaries between Earth and orbit are becoming ever thinner.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Saturday afternoons weren’t complete without a browse through the racks, the smell of fresh plastic packaging, and the soundtrack of pop hits piped over tinny speakers.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.
    Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Adding squeaky toys and being careful to be gentle when bathing can all help an anxious dog at bathtime, and owners should use a muzzle if their dog becomes aggressive during bathtime.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Full rich body with squeaky acidity and pronounced tropicals on the finish.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • Another wrong impression involves Morrison’s voice, which seems excited and high-pitched.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
  • The Nashville singer-songwriter waited a full day with the high-pitched, pulsing sound before calling her doctor to check her ears.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Peeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeping. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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