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beep
[beep]
noun
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
one of the periodic signals sounded by a beeper.
verb (used without object)
to make or emit such a sound.
When the timer beeps, take the cake out of the oven.
verb (used with object)
to sound (a horn, warning signal, etc.).
impatient drivers beeping their horns.
to announce, warn, summon, etc., by beeping.
The doctor was beeped to call the hospital.
beep
/ ː /
noun
a short high-pitched sound, esp one made by the horn of a car, bicycle, etc, or by electronic apparatus
verb
to make or cause to make such a noise
Other Word Forms
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of beep1
Word History and Origins
Origin of beep1
Example Sentences
His business-oriented "America First" approach has also meant that other conflicts, including the terrible killing fields in Sudan, are not beeping loudly on his own radar.
Other videos seem to show a man in the car arguing with pedestrians and beeping his horn before accelerating forwards.
He said the vehicle had been going at a "decent" speed and that the driver had been beeping as he went through the crowd.
Nearby, one of the thousands of buyers that flock to this market every day is negotiating a price to buy more than 100 robots that turn into cars in a series of beeps and buzzes.
"The pager started beeping non-stop and, on the screen, it said 'alert'," Adam, who did not want to use his real name for safety reasons, said.
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