zeepn.int.

Brit.

/ziːp/, U.S.

/zip/

Forms: also reduplicated.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare later zeep v. and zeeping adj. Compare also slightly earlier zip n.¹

A high-pitched noise like that produced by friction or something travelling at speed. Also as int. (frequently reduplicated).Chiefly used with reference to sounds made by birds or insects.

ΚΠ

1878 Gleanings Bee Culture Apr. 110/2 As soon as the cages touched the bees they [sc. the bees] made a ‘zeep’.

1908 J. Burroughs Leaf & Tendril vi. 120 The bush sparrow stood out vividly... ‘Zeep,’ ‘zeep,’ came out of the dimness.

1965 Wilson Bull. 77 371 Females of all three [warbler] species give Chips and Zeeps..which probably keep the male aware of the female's presence and location.

a1974 E. E. Mackin Suddenly we didn't want to Die (1993) i. 56 One hears the soft zeep-zeep of bullets whispering by.

1992 V. G. Dethier Crickets & Katydids, Concerts & Solos 90 Another common katydid that tried my patience was..the Fork-Tailed... His sharp two- or four-syllable zeep rang out above the background noises at long irregular intervals.

2011 J. Himmelman Cricket Radio v. 79 The [cricket] song is a series of high, buzzy ‘zeeps’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

zeepv.

Brit.

/ziːp/, U.S.

/zip/

Forms: also reduplicated.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: zeep n.

Etymology: < zeep n. Compare zeeping adj. Compare also beep v. and earlier zip v.¹

intransitive. To produce a high-pitched noise like that produced by friction or something travelling at speed; esp. (of an animal or bird) to give a call or emit a sound of this sort. Also occasionally transitive: to cause (something) to produce such a sound. Cf. zeep n.

ΘΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > make sibilant [verb (transitive)] > cause to make zipping sound

zeep1886

1886 Gleanings Bee Culture 1 June 450/1 Queens do not ‘zeep, zeep’, for their own pleasure.

1917 M. Webb Gone to Earth xxviii. 234 She could hear the queen in one hive ‘zeep-zeeping’.

1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones & Other Precipitates Tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway.

1962 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 11 Apr. 18/1 Hundreds of frogs sang in harmony with the sounds of happy ducks ‘quacking’ and ‘zeeping’.

1991 M. C. Gilfillan Moods of Ohio Moons 14 A cold, snowy, moonlit night when the snow ‘zeeps’ underfoot at every step.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zeep
释义	zeepn.int. Brit. /ziːp/, U.S. /zip/ Forms: also reduplicated. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare later zeep v. and zeeping adj. Compare also slightly earlier zip n.¹ A high-pitched noise like that produced by friction or something travelling at speed. Also as int. (frequently reduplicated).Chiefly used with reference to sounds made by birds or insects. ΚΠ 1878 Gleanings Bee Culture Apr. 110/2 As soon as the cages touched the bees they [sc. the bees] made a ‘zeep’. 1908 J. Burroughs Leaf & Tendril vi. 120 The bush sparrow stood out vividly... ‘Zeep,’ ‘zeep,’ came out of the dimness. 1965 Wilson Bull. 77 371 Females of all three [warbler] species give Chips and Zeeps..which probably keep the male aware of the female's presence and location. a1974 E. E. Mackin Suddenly we didn't want to Die (1993) i. 56 One hears the soft zeep-zeep of bullets whispering by. 1992 V. G. Dethier Crickets & Katydids, Concerts & Solos 90 Another common katydid that tried my patience was..the Fork-Tailed... His sharp two- or four-syllable zeep rang out above the background noises at long irregular intervals. 2011 J. Himmelman Cricket Radio v. 79 The [cricket] song is a series of high, buzzy ‘zeeps’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). zeepv. Brit. /ziːp/, U.S. /zip/ Forms: also reduplicated. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: zeep n. Etymology: < zeep n. Compare zeeping adj. Compare also beep v. and earlier zip v.¹ intransitive. To produce a high-pitched noise like that produced by friction or something travelling at speed; esp. (of an animal or bird) to give a call or emit a sound of this sort. Also occasionally transitive: to cause (something) to produce such a sound. Cf. zeep n. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > make sibilant [verb (transitive)] > cause to make zipping sound zeep1886 1886 Gleanings Bee Culture 1 June 450/1 Queens do not ‘zeep, zeep’, for their own pleasure. 1917 M. Webb Gone to Earth xxviii. 234 She could hear the queen in one hive ‘zeep-zeeping’. 1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones & Other Precipitates Tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway. 1962 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 11 Apr. 18/1 Hundreds of frogs sang in harmony with the sounds of happy ducks ‘quacking’ and ‘zeeping’. 1991 M. C. Gilfillan Moods of Ohio Moons 14 A cold, snowy, moonlit night when the snow ‘zeeps’ underfoot at every step. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1878v.1886
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