"boop" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /buːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boop.wav [Southern-England], En-us-boop.oga [US] Forms: boops [plural]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: Imitative; compare beep. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative, {{m|en|beep}} beep Head templates: {{en-noun}} boop (plural boops)
  1. A low-pitched beeping sound.
    Sense id: en-boop-en-noun-ctV-5Sh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. (colloquial) A gentle or playful tap or strike, especially on the nose. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-boop-en-noun-~9~KuKPD

Verb

IPA: /buːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boop.wav [Southern-England], En-us-boop.oga [US] Forms: boops [present, singular, third-person], booping [participle, present], booped [participle, past], booped [past]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: Imitative; compare beep. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative, {{m|en|beep}} beep Head templates: {{en-verb}} boop (third-person singular simple present boops, present participle booping, simple past and past participle booped)
  1. (intransitive) To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-boop-en-verb-OAGVgShT
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To strike gently or playfully; to bop (especially on the nose). Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-boop-en-verb-aYitcycc Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 28 12 14 46

Inflected forms

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