Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teep

/tiːp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: teep
IPA: /tiːp/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To use telepathy.

Example Sentences

"He was conscious that the Directorate's teep Corps was close by; he didn't particularly want his intimate thoughts in the hands of eighty bored telepaths."
"What are you doing, bringing a teep here when we're ready to move?"
"She didn't need to be a teep to know what he was thinking."
"He broke off, because one of the QCA men was bringing out a teep rod, a receptor that would pick up and record his thoughts for police inspection."
"Irritated, Benteley answered, "You're being teeped while you stand here. Verrick has them planted all over the place.""
"Heads up everyone. Mantis is teeping into our poor tired brains."

Etymology

Clipping of telepathic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

teeps (plural) teeps (present, singular) teeping (participle, present) teeped (participle, past) teeped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

teek

Synonyms

telepath

Rhymes With

keep sleep deep cheap balls-deep asleep sheep steep sweep leap creep jeep

Questions

How do you pronounce teep?: The recorded pronunciation is /tiːp/.
What does teep mean?: A telepath.
Where does teep come from?: Clipping of telepathic.

How to pronounce teep

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