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- Dictionarypeek/piːk/
verb
- 1. look quickly or furtively: "faces peeked from behind twitched curtains" Similar
noun
- 1. a quick or furtive look: "she sneaked a peek at the map"
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PEEK definition: 1. to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen: 2. to stick out…. Learn more.
The meaning of PEEK is to look furtively. How to use peek in a sentence. Peek vs. Peak vs. Pique
Peek definition: to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.. See examples of PEEK used in a sentence.
If you peek at something or someone, you have a quick look at them, often secretly. On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. [ VERB + at ]
to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen: Close your eyes. Don't peek. I have a surprise for you. I peeked out the window to see who was there. The children peeked over the wall to see where the ball had gone. The film peeks behind the scenes of a multinational corporation. Synonym. peep (LOOK)
Peek Definition. To glance or look quickly and furtively, esp. through an opening or from behind something. To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment. To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding. Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow.
When you peek, you take a quick glance at something. It's incredibly tempting when you're little to peek at your birthday presents, but you soon learn how disappointing it is to spoil the surprise. A sneaky look at something is a peek. You might peek at someone if you're shy or you don't want them to catch you looking.
PEEK definition: 1. to look at something for a short time, often when you do not want other people to see you: 2…. Learn more.
peek. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English peek /piːk/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see → peep peek at/through/into etc Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.
1. To glance quickly. 2. To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment. 3. To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding: Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow. n. A brief or furtive look. [Middle English piken, perhaps alteration of Middle Dutch kieken, variant of kīken .]
