peep

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [V] ~ (at sth) to look quickly and secretly at sth, especially through a small opening: We caught her peeping through the keyhole. * He was peeping at her through his fingers. * Could I just peep inside? 2 [V+adv./prep.] (written) to be just visible: The tower peeped above the trees. * The sun peeped out from behind the clouds. 3 [V, VN] to make a short high sound; to make sth make this sound. noun 1 [C,usually sing.] a quick or secret look at sth: Dave took a quick peep at the last page. 2 [sing.] (informal) something that sb says or a sound that sb makes: We did not hear a peep out of the baby all night. 3 [C] a short high sound like the one made by a young bird or by a whistle 4 (also peep peep) [C] a word for the sound of a car's horn, used especially by children