Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peek

/piːk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
peek
IPA
/piːk/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To take a look at; to check out.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

Dated; Informal; Transitive verb

noun

A quick glance or look.

Informal

noun

Misspelling of pique.

Informal

noun

Acronym of polyetheretherketone.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek. Perhaps also possibly a metathetic alteration of Middle English kepen, kipen, kypen (“to keep, look, observe, watch”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *peken, pepen

Usage

Inflected Forms

peeks (present, singular) peeking (participle, present) peeked (participle, past) peeked (past) peeks (plural)

Derived Forms

peekable peekaboo peeker peekhole

Phrases

screen peek peek wallet sneak peek

Frequently Paired Words

poke

Synonyms

peep glance glint

Homonyms

peak peke pique

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce peek?
The recorded pronunciation is /piːk/.
What does peek mean?
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
Where does peek come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce peek

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