beepverb
uk/biːp/us/biːp/[ I or T ] (to cause) to make a short, loud sound:
The cab driver beeped (his horn) impatiently at the cyclist.
I don't like those watches that keep beeping every hour.
[ T ] US UK bleep to call someone, for example a doctor, by sending a signal to a beeper that they carry
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Communications - messaging
beep
noun [ C ] ukus
a short, loud sound:
The voice on the answering machine said "Please leave a message after the beep".