"eep" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /iːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ip/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-interj}} eep
  1. (onomatopoeia) An expression of surprise or dismay. Tags: onomatopoeic Synonyms: wow Synonyms (expression of dismay): yikes Synonyms (expression of surprise): wow Related terms: eek, meep
    Sense id: en-eep-en-intj-sKhB~Aeb Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 84 7 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /iːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ip/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav Forms: eeps [plural]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} eep (plural eeps)
  1. A short scream or yelp.
    Sense id: en-eep-en-noun-WuD6vKbk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /iːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ip/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav Forms: eeps [plural]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Back-formation from eepy. Etymology templates: {{backform|en|eepy}} Back-formation from eepy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eep (countable and uncountable, plural eeps)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Sleep. Tags: Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eep-en-noun-fUqQ~dfw Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 9 9 62 11 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 70 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 7 72 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 85 4 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /iːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ip/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav Forms: eeps [present, singular, third-person], eeping [participle, present], eeped [participle, past], eeped [past]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-verb}} eep (third-person singular simple present eeps, present participle eeping, simple past and past participle eeped)
  1. To vocalise a short scream or yelp; to produce an eep.
    Sense id: en-eep-en-verb-6nE1L2ou
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /iːp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ip/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav Forms: eeps [present, singular, third-person], eeping [participle, present], eeped [participle, past], eeped [past], ept [participle, past], ept [past]
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: Back-formation from eepy. Etymology templates: {{backform|en|eepy}} Back-formation from eepy Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=ept}} eep (third-person singular simple present eeps, present participle eeping, simple past and past participle eeped or ept)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) To sleep. Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-eep-en-verb-1T5ola59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Then the peepers begin on a high key, with a singularly sweet and lucid voice, somewhere betwixt a silver-whistle and a glass-bell, smacking little of the mid: 'Eep!-eep-eep-eep! ee ee-ee! eepee! eepee-peepee! peep-eep! eepepee! eepepee! eepepee!' accompanied by a few trills long continued...\"",
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          "text": "Petey’s voice rises to that preadolescent pitch it always hits when he feels his life spinning out of control. “Dues are what Boy Scouts pay,” he eeps.",
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