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单词 meep
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Definition of meep in English:

meep

noun mɪːpmēp
  • A short, high-pitched sound, especially as emitted by an animal or a vehicle's horn.

    the kitten released a terrified meep
    ‘Meep, meep,’ said Keating, giving a good imitation of the Road Runner cartoon character
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then I heard a muffled sound, perhaps a groan, perhaps a growl, or perhaps both of them, with a bit of a meep added for good measure.
    • The lion interrupts me with a sound that is probably best described as a "meep."
    • As tends to happen in moments such as these, my throat dried up and all I could manage was a quiet 'meep'.
    • One last meep, and they were both gone.
    • I dropped his arm and let out - what can only be classified as - a meep.
    • The largest of the chicks tossed the weak and pathetic intruder out of the nest instinctively and it fell with a feeble "meep!"
    • The evildoer always gets punished in the end, usually after a "meep, meep" from his intended victim just before the boulder rolls back the other way and flattens him.
    • Haley sprang back into her room, cursing the shrill meep that burst from her lips
    Synonyms
    audible warning, purr, purring, ring, ringing, note, tone, beep, bleep, warble, signal, alarm, alert

Origin

1920s: imitative.

Definition of meep in US English:

meep

nounmēp
  • A short, high-pitched sound, especially as emitted by an animal or a vehicle's horn.

    the kitten released a terrified meep
    ‘Meep, meep,’ said Keating, giving a good imitation of the Road Runner cartoon character
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The lion interrupts me with a sound that is probably best described as a "meep."
    • The largest of the chicks tossed the weak and pathetic intruder out of the nest instinctively and it fell with a feeble "meep!"
    • One last meep, and they were both gone.
    • As tends to happen in moments such as these, my throat dried up and all I could manage was a quiet 'meep'.
    • The evildoer always gets punished in the end, usually after a "meep, meep" from his intended victim just before the boulder rolls back the other way and flattens him.
    • I dropped his arm and let out - what can only be classified as - a meep.
    • Then I heard a muffled sound, perhaps a groan, perhaps a growl, or perhaps both of them, with a bit of a meep added for good measure.
    • Haley sprang back into her room, cursing the shrill meep that burst from her lips
    Synonyms
    audible warning, purr, purring, ring, ringing, note, tone, beep, bleep, warble, signal, alarm, alert

Origin

1920s: imitative.

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