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peeping

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verb

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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Recent Examples of peeping
Verb
Plus, clients love peeping the foliage behind her during video appointments. Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024 Another bonus is that with September comes many spectacles of nature—from harvest bounties (meaning that local cuisine is at its best, bursting with fresh flavours) and New England’s leaf-peeping displays to the great migration of wildebeest in the Serengeti. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 This is a teeny-tiny town, albeit one of great beauty, best visited as a stop on a larger leaf-peeping New England road trip—perhaps on an arcing drive between Woodstock and Burlington. Zoe Baillargeon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024 With major roads blocked and tourist towns like Bat Cave and Chimney Rock leveled, would anyone show up for leaf-peeping season? Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024 And what better way to experience peak leaf peeping season than on a bike? Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 This is normally the start of leaf-peeping season in the mountains, but the region is currently focused on rescue and recovery instead. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024 However, the Midwest might still have a last-ditch chance of stealing the spotlight from popular leaf-peeping destinations such as New England and the Rocky Mountains if enough rainfall returns moisture to the soil over the next few weeks. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024 Meteorologists suggest that those planning leaf-peeping trips avoid areas that have recently received too much rain or have experienced early frost, which can make colors duller or hasten drops. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeping
Adjective
  • Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The 28-year-old actor appeared on the Dec. 12 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his latest look, a thin mustache and his normally long curly hair trimmed in a shorter, shaggy crop.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The highs were brighter and crisper, but never tinny or sharp; mid-range tones were rich and full, with noticeable heft compared to cheaper headphones that often leave mids sounding watered down.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The tinny roar of the crowd and thick cigar smoke siphoned down the brick corridor.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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, 21 June 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
  • These frogs live along fast-flowing streams in mountainous areas of Madagascar, and with such loud background noise, their calls may be especially high-pitched to be heard by other frogs over the sound of the water, according to Scherz.
    Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
  • When Stutz spoke again, his voice was weak and high-pitched, all the vitality drained out of it.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Adjective
  • The mids have a clean presentation and the treble frequencies are better controlled, providing great spatial awareness that’s invaluable in gaming.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Augsburg are not a Bundesliga big beast so, most likely, this latest treble — two penalties and a late, scruffy third — will not draw much attention on its own.
    Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Peeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeping. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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