1. Look furtively
   "He peeped at the woman through the window"
    
2. Break through or begin to show
   "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
    
3. Cause to come into view
   "he peeped his head through the window"
    
4. Make high-pitched sounds
   "the birds were peeping in the bushes";
   - cheep, chirp, chirrup
    
5. Speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
   "The shy child peeped her answer"

1. A secret look
   "He couldn't resist a peep through the keyhole";
   - peek
    
2. A brief or partial view
   "I got a peep of the ocean through the trees"
    
3. A feeble utterance or complaint
   "I don't want to hear a peep out of you!"
    
4. The short weak cry of a young bird
   "The peep of newly hatched chicks could be heard from the incubator";
   - cheep

Derived forms: peeps, peeping, peeped

Type of: appear, butcher's [Brit, slang], cry, emit, gander [informal], let loose, let out, look, looking, looking at, mouth, show, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Peep