(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, or ~ at something, you have a quick look at it, often secretly and quietly.
Children came to ~ at him round the doorway...
Now and then she ~ed to see if he was noticing her.
= peek
VERB: V at n, V
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Peep is also a noun.
‘Fourteen minutes,’ Chris said, taking a ~ at his watch.
= peek
N-SING: a N
2.
If something ~s out from behind or under something, a small part of it is visible or becomes visible.
Purple and yellow flowers ~ed up between rocks...
VERB: V prep/adv