beep
1 of 2verb
ˈbēp 
beeped; beeping; beeps
transitive verb
1
: to cause to sound
beep a horn
2
: to send a message to (someone) with a beeper
Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.
Scot Macleod
Scot Macleodintransitive verb
1
: to sound a horn
2
: to make a beep
beep
2 of 2noun
: a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning
Example Sentences
Verb Why did you beep your horn at her? She beeped at me first. Something is beeping in the kitchen. I could hear a beeping noise. Noun the beep of a car horn Please leave a message after the beep. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 Taxi drivers beep to let prospective passengers know there’s space inside. Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 In another sequence, at night, stationary cars in a parking lot start to beep their alarms one by one, as if roused by some unseen force. David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022 The switch is bad if the meter doesn’t beep with the switch flipped to On. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022 Cory Smith, Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2019 After the beep indicated Mierswa's time was up, Jennings told the players the correct answer. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 The glyphs and beep-boop electronic sounds, especially with the white-on-white rear design, have a real contemporary art-gallery aesthetic. Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 July 2022 Some reviewers miss not having the beep that reminds you that food was left in the microwave, but the ability to cook a quieter late-night snack is a nice option. Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 The brains of people with dementia demonstrate suppressed responses to different beep tones when played a muted version of David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Traditional collectors are often drawn to provenance and pedigree, so a sale focused on the lineage of computer art might help convince them that NFT artists have a stronger art historical foundation beyond the beep and boop of internet forums. New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 But the beep can be difficult to hear, and the timing of the warnings apparently varies. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022 Like Mierke, Diffely recommends setting a metronome from 170 to 180 to increase step rate and then lifting your heels with the beep. Cate Hotchkiss, Outside Online, 9 June 2016 See More
Verb
Most models will beep or light up to alert you of a stud's exact location. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 Taxi drivers beep to let prospective passengers know there’s space inside. Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep, dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 In another sequence, at night, stationary cars in a parking lot start to beep their alarms one by one, as if roused by some unseen force. David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022 The switch is bad if the meter doesn’t beep with the switch flipped to On. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022 Noun
A few minutes later, beep, your watch ticks off the forth mile—still on pace. Cory Smith, Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2019 After the beep indicated Mierswa's time was up, Jennings told the players the correct answer. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 The glyphs and beep-boop electronic sounds, especially with the white-on-white rear design, have a real contemporary art-gallery aesthetic. Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 July 2022 Some reviewers miss not having the beep that reminds you that food was left in the microwave, but the ability to cook a quieter late-night snack is a nice option. Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 The brains of people with dementia demonstrate suppressed responses to different beep tones when played a muted version of David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Traditional collectors are often drawn to provenance and pedigree, so a sale focused on the lineage of computer art might help convince them that NFT artists have a stronger art historical foundation beyond the beep and boop of internet forums. New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 But the beep can be difficult to hear, and the timing of the warnings apparently varies. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022 Like Mierke, Diffely recommends setting a metronome from 170 to 180 to increase step rate and then lifting your heels with the beep. Cate Hotchkiss, Outside Online, 9 June 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
from beep-beep, imitative of the sound of a horn, or verbal derivative of beep entry 2
Noun
earlier beep-beep, imitative of the sound of a horn
First Known Use
Verb
1933, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1943, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
beep 1 of 2
noun
ˈbēp
: a sound that signals or warns
beep
2 of 2verb
beeped; beeping
: to make or cause to make a sound that signals or warns
The alarm is beeping.
beeps
verb
as in buzzes
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- buzzes
- dials
- phones
- telephones
- calls
- rings (up)
- calls in
- cold-calls
