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View synonyms for bleep
bleep
[ bleep ]
noun
- a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- such an electronic sound used to replace a censored word or phrase, as on a television broadcast.
verb (used without object)
- (of an electronic device) to emit a series of bleeps as an audible signal, summons, or warning.
bleep
/ bliːp /
noun
- a short high-pitched signal made by an electronic apparatus; beep
- another word for bleeper
verb
- intr to make such a noise
- tr to call (someone) by triggering the bleeper he or she is wearing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bleep1
First recorded in 1950–55; perhaps imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bleep1
C20: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
More all-sky radio surveys have come online, and observers now know to wait for the slow blips and bleeps of LPTs.
From Science Magazine
He said the alarms were all connected, so if one sounded, they all sounded, and a smoke alarm might bleep if the main power supply had been cut off and the battery power was low.
From BBC
“My point is this,” Stewart said, launching into a bleeped outcry.
From Los Angeles Times
He drills one kid in the back with a pass, knocking him over, then screams at him, “Get your head out of your …” with his curse word bleeped out.
From Los Angeles Times
Transmissions are vetted and broadcast on delay and swear words are bleeped out.
From BBC
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