"peeping" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ Forms: peepings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} peeping (plural peepings)
  1. The action of the verb to peep.
    Sense id: en-peeping-en-noun-L2hM6UO7

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːpɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} peeping
  1. present participle and gerund of peep Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: peep Derived forms: peeping Tom
    Sense id: en-peeping-en-verb-vEkX5O94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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