bleepnoun [ C ]
uk/bliːp/us/bliːp/a short, high sound made by a machine, especially if it is repeated:
He wears a wristwatch with an irritating bleep.
US informal used when someone is speaking, to avoid saying a swear word:
Where the bleep are my keys?
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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bleepverb
uk/bliːp/us/bliːp/[ I ] (of a machine) to make a short, high sound:
I heard his alarm clock bleeping this morning.
[ T ] UK US beep to call someone, for example a doctor, by sending a signal to a bleeper that they carry:
Bleep me if his condition worsens.
bleep sth (out)
(on TV, etc.) to replace a swear word with an electronic sound so that people will not hear the swear word and be offended :
Oops! Can you bleep that?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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