peeking
present participle ofpeek
peek
verb[I]
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tolook,especiallyfor ashorttimeor whiletryingtoavoidbeingseen:
Closeyoureyes. Don't peek. I've got asurprisefor you.
I peeked out thewindowtoseewho was there.
Thechildrenpeeked over thewalltoseewhere theballhad gone.
Thefilmpeeks behind thescenesof amultinationalcorporation.
Synonym
peep(LOOK)
to look at someone or something
- lookLook over there! A rainbow!
- watchI sat by the window and watched people walking past.
- glanceShe glanced around the room to see who was there.
- peepShe peeped through the curtains to see what was happening.
- peekHe peeked inside the box.
- stareDon't stare at people like that - it's rude.
peek out, through, etc.
tostickoutslightlyand bepartlyseen:
I could justseeherpetticoatpeeking out from under herskirt.
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- fix
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Protruding and sticking out
Examplesofpeeking
peeking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Angular distribution and forwardpeekingof laser produced plasma ions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
How can our type system ensure that each definition does not contribute to a transparent cycle withoutpeekingat what the other one is (and hence violating abstraction)?
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I do not want employers to bepeekinginto their employees' bedrooms.
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We all of us make mistakes some time, be it the police or peoplepeekingthrough windows.
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He finds a body lying arms outstretched, face hidden by a hat, but red curlspeekingout.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He sees the womanpeekingfrom behind a car and yells at her to go away, to take her war somewhere else.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such methods include shorting the pot, avoiding house fees, andpeekingat other players' cards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although that episode had a subplot involvingpeekinginto the women's bath, the television stations believed it was suitable when reading the script.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soulpeekingout, experience etched on a persons face.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It praised the graphical and story details that, the magazine said, create the illusion that you'repeekinginto a living world.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The charges were related to the officerpeekinginto windows of homes while on duty.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It most easily distinguished by the dark bar below each eye, as it is commonly foundpeekingout of a kelp bed or crevice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I rememberpeekingunder the tent when the medicine show came through town.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is known around the school as a lecher, oftenpeekingon the women's side of his parent's bathhouse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I saw the trailerpeekingthrough the window.
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