Bleep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbliːp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bleep is a noun meaning A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
Meaning
A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
More Meanings
- (euphemistic) A general euphemism for any expletive.
- (music, slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
- (medicine, UK) A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
- (intransitive) To emit one or more bleeps.
- (transitive) To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
- (medicine, UK) To contact someone by pager.
Example Sentences
What the bleep are you doing?
The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.
Who the bleep are you, Bob Kavin, to tell lesbians whether or not it's "appropriate" for us to gather together as women?
Word Forms
- bleeps
- bleeping
- bleeped
Synonyms for bleep
Depending on context, synonyms include blip, beep.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beep, bip, unidentified, blip, bloop, boop.
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