"eep" meaning in English

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Interjection

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

Noun

IPA: /ip/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav [Southern-England] 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

IPA: /ip/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav [Southern-England] 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 Disambiguation of English back-formations: 12 11 54 13 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 69 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ip/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav [Southern-England] 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 Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 30 29 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ip/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eep.wav [Southern-England] 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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