"peeking" meaning in English

See peeking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ Forms: peekings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} peeking (plural peekings)
  1. The act of one who peeks.
    Sense id: en-peeking-en-noun-EHtHIDWu

Verb

IPA: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} peeking
  1. present participle and gerund of peek Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: peek
    Sense id: en-peeking-en-verb-JDutgckV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    {
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    "Rhymes:English/iːkɪŋ",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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