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In some senses, meep is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
meep
/miːp/
intj 3noun 1verb 1
Collocations
3VERB + MEEP
let, went
MEEP + NOUN
', brothers
PREP.
out
Definitions
intj
1
imitating a small animal's cry, particularly a kitten or small bird
"Meep, meep, meep!" echoed his brothers and sisters. They all felt pleased with themselves for having learnt to call their mother …
"We gave him three nervous breakdowns, you know," he says, waving his fingers in the rear view. "Listen, I..." "I've heard this kind of thing before. The English think the French are little blind dogs. Meep meep meep meep meep," he says, performing a talking pantomime with his hand.
2
imitating a small vehicle's high pitched horn
3
expressing surprise, dismay, fear, or concern
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noun
1
A high-pitched exclamation of fear or concern.
Gilly cradled her daughter close, even when the baby let out a “meep” of protest before getting back to the business of nursing.
verb
1
To make a high-pitched exclamation.
Her companions gathered round her, twittering and meeping sympathetically, but there was nothing that anyone could do.
He cried out, as if he meant it as a joke, "When I was Richard's age I nearly died of pneumonia." "Darling, it is cold," Ariah meeped, and put her mitten on his.
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"Meep, meep, meep!" echoed his brothers and sisters. They all felt pleased with themselves for having learnt to call their mother …
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"We gave him three nervous breakdowns, you know," he says, waving his fingers in the rear view. "Listen, I..." "I've heard this kind of thing before. The English think the French are little blind dogs
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'Granny, your hat squeaked,' said Tiffany. 'It went meep!' 'No it didn’t,' Granny said sharply. 'It did, you know,' said Nanny Ogg. 'I heard it, too.' Granny Weatherwax grunted and pulled off her hat.
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Gilly cradled her daughter close, even when the baby let out a “meep” of protest before getting back to the business of nursing.
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Her companions gathered round her, twittering and meeping sympathetically, but there was nothing that anyone could do.
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He cried out, as if he meant it as a joke, "When I was Richard's age I nearly died of pneumonia." "Darling, it is cold," Ariah meeped, and put her mitten on his.
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