bleeping
present participle ofbleep
bleep
verb
uk/bliːp/us/bliːp/[I]
(of amachine) to make ashort, highsound:
Iheardhisalarmclockbleeping thismorning.
[T]UK(USbeep)
tocallsomeone, forexampleadoctor, bysendingasignalto ableeperthat theycarry:
Bleep me if hisconditionworsens.
bleepsomething(out)
(on TV, etc.) toreplaceaswearword with anelectronicsoundso thatpeoplewill notheartheswearword and beoffended:
Oops! Can you bleep that?
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Communications - messaging
Replacing and exchanging
Examplesofbleeping
bleeping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I then had to try to find workmen to come out and fix it—workmen whose bleepers do not respond tobleeping.
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There was a massbleeping, or rather a mass vibration of bleepers.
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There has been a littlebleepinggoing on for quite a while.
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At such times, prospective parents feel very vulnerable if they are left alone with the incessantbleepingof the foetal monitor.
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I refer to the terrible crashing noise of the compactors as they work over the landfill mass and the dreadfulbleepingnoise that they make as they reverse.
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He also made an important point about people with defective hearing who, sadly, cannot hear thebleepingnoise at crossings, and his suggestion about flashing lights is relevant.
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The anime, like the manga, has references to other anime as well as some original references such asbleepingout words.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second verse features a harp and a repeating drum loop accompanied with a telephone stylebleepingsound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The song is accompanied bybleepingsynths and a heavy drum part.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the case of comedies, mostbleepingmay be for humorous purposes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though the show is unscripted, the network and the sponsors have been accused of supporting such racial slurs by notbleepingthe content after they decided to air it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bleepingis normally only used in unscripted programs - documentaries, radio features, panel games etc. - since scripted drama and comedy are designed to suit the time of broadcast.
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- military takeover
- military time
- military-time
- military transport
- military tribunal
- military uniform
- military unit
- military vehicle
- military victory
- militate-against
- militate against something
- militate against sth
- militate-against-sth
- militia
- militia group
- militia group
- militia leader
- militia leader
- militiaman
- militia movement
- militia movement
- militia unit
- militia unit
- milk
- milk bar