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[ peek ] / pik / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peek ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer. nouna quick or furtive look or glance; peep. Origin of peekFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English piken (verb); perhaps dissimilated variant of kiken “to look furtively, keek”; see keek synonym study for peek1. See peep1. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peekpeak, peek , pique, piquéWords nearby peekpee, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Pee Dee, peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peekThe pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom. Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST As such, they allow us a peek at the chemistry before the planets and moons evolved into what we know them as today. Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST To track your light exposure and progress, simply take a peek at the 10 LED lights attached to the face of the device. Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder With This New Tracker|DailyBurn|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST One can even rent out the villa here or wander down from the Arc de Triomphe and peek through the fence. Paris’s Secret Fashion Week Haunts|Liza Foreman|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I also catch a peek at an attractive blond woman wearing a light gold dress, a tiara and a sash that reads "Miss Golden Berries." Backstage at the Razzie Awards, Honoring Hollywood’s Worst Films|David Eckstein|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST One old terrapin with gray chin whiskers, projected over, with his wife, and took a peek through the slats of my coop. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various These were very good and excellent eating, as we had been living on "damper" and Peek and Frean's biscuits, which are very dry. Sport in Abyssinia|Dermot Mayo Isabelle sat by, now and then taking a peek at the author of this new trouble. The Cricket|Marjorie Cooke You can peek in at the door of the stall and see for yourself. Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan It's going to be perfectly grand; but of course I didn't mean to peek. The Adopting of Rosa Marie|Carroll Watson Rankin
British Dictionary definitions for peek
verb(intr) to glance quickly or furtively; peep nouna quick or furtive glance Word Origin for peekC14 pike, related to Middle Dutch kiken to peek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peekpeep, glance, snoop, watch, look, gander |