Bleep

Pronunciation: /ˈbliːp/

Bleep (noun)

  1. A short, high-pitched sound made by electronic devices.
  2. A sound used to cover up offensive words on TV or radio.

Examples

  • The machine emitted a bleep when it finished.
  • You will hear a bleep when the timer ends.

Common collocations: emit a bleep, hear a bleep, use a bleep, replace with a bleep, bleep repeatedly

Bleep (verb)

  1. To make a short, high-pitched sound, like an electronic device.
  2. To replace offensive words with a sound on TV or radio.

Examples

  • The alarm will bleep every hour.
  • The device started to bleep repeatedly.

Synonyms of Bleep

Neutral

Informal