The meaning of Peeking

Peeking – definition

verb
Look quickly or furtively.
Usage examples:
Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains
Synonims:
Peep Have a peep Have a peek Take a secret look Spy Take a sly/stealthy look Sneak a look Glance Cast a brief look Look hurriedly Look Peer Keek Take a gander Have a look-see Have a squint Ha

noun
A quick or furtive look.
Usage examples:
She sneaked a peek at the map

verb
Present participle of peek
Usage examples:
Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

Peeking translation into English

Peeking: translate from English into Chinese

偷看, 窥视, 窥见

Peeking: translate from English into Dutch

Gluren, Kijken

Peeking: translate from English into French

Furtivement, Regarder furtivement, Jeter un coup d'œil furtif

Peeking: translate from English into German

Spähen, Gucken, Lugen, Linsen, Spitzen

Peeking: translate from English into Hindi

देखना, झांकना, उझकना, भिनभिनाना, किकियाना, छिपकर ताकना

Peeking: translate from English into Italian

Sbirciare

Peeking: translate from English into Korean

엿보기, 몰래 엿보다

Peeking: translate from English into Russian

Подглядывание, Заглядывать

Peeking: translate from English into Spanish

Asomándose, Echar una ojeada, Mirar a hurtadillas

Word origin

late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.

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Peeking – similar words

peeked

verb
Look quickly or furtively.
Usage examples:
Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains

noun
A quick or furtive look.
Usage examples:
She sneaked a peek at the map

verb
Past simple and past participle of peek
Usage examples:
Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

All meanings and translations of Peeked

peek

piːk

verb
Look quickly or furtively.
Usage examples:
Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains

noun
A quick or furtive look.
Usage examples:
She sneaked a peek at the map

verb
To look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen
Usage examples:
Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

All meanings and translations of Peek

Peeking synonims

glance

verb
Take a brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
Ginny glanced at her watch

noun
A brief or hurried look.
Usage examples:
I stole a glance at john

noun
A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.
Usage examples:
Lead glance

All meanings and translations of Glance

ha

hɑː

exclamation
Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.
Usage examples:
Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation
Hectare(s).

noun
The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

All meanings and translations of Ha

keek

verb
Peep surreptitiously.
Usage examples:
He keeked through the window

noun
A surreptitious glance.
Usage examples:
John knox might not approve (though he would probably have a keek through the curtain); the two rob…

All meanings and translations of Keek

look

verb
Direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.
Usage examples:
People were looking at him

noun
An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.
Usage examples:
Let me get a closer look

exclamation
Used to call attention to what one is going to say.
Usage examples:
‘look, this is ridiculous.’

All meanings and translations of Look

peep

verb
Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.
Usage examples:
His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

noun
A quick or furtive look.
Usage examples:
Jonathan took a little peep at his watch

verb
Make a brief, high-pitched sound.
Usage examples:
Don peeped on his whistle

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peer

pɪər

verb
Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.
Usage examples:
Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun
A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
Usage examples:
Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

verb
Make or become equal with.
Usage examples:
The thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home

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spy

noun
A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.
Usage examples:
They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb
Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.
Usage examples:
He agreed to spy for the west

verb
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

All meanings and translations of Spy

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