beeped; beeping; beeps
1
: to cause to sound
beep a horn
2
: to send a message to (someone) with a beeper
Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.—
Scot Macleod
Scot Macleod
: a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning
Examples of beep in a Sentence
Verb
Why did you beep your horn at her?
She beeped at me first.
Something is beeping in the kitchen.
I could hear a beeping noise.
Noun
the beep of a car horn
Please leave a message after the beep.
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Reuters, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The start signal beeped, and Wedding launched himself out of the chute, his six-foot-four frame coiled low to the ground.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
After a decade, my body reacts in a Pavlovian way to its stimuli, the scroll of torsos, the dopamine of a red dot notification, a three-toned beep that perks you up in your chair.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some of the woman’s words have been beeped out in the video.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The start signal beeped, and Wedding launched himself out of the chute, his six-foot-four frame coiled low to the ground.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
No nagging beeps, no getting stuck under furniture, just a floor that stays spotless with zero effort from you.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
After a decade, my body reacts in a Pavlovian way to its stimuli, the scroll of torsos, the dopamine of a red dot notification, a three-toned beep that perks you up in your chair.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beep. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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