verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
▪
Dot peeked in when he was out at work.
▪
He peeked in to the sitting-room.
▪
A letter to his wife Abigail told of how he once gathered nerve to peek in on forbidding Catholic worship in Philadelphia.
▪
The route peeks in and out of fir and pine, a gentle grade, just a 450-foot gain over 3 miles.
▪
One day an older black student, Judy Edwards, peeked in at the door about half an hour late.
▪
Standing tiptoe on the mushy lawn, he tapped on the windows and tried to peek in .
▪
We were tucked in the corner and anybody who wanted could peek in or walk in or walk past.
out
▪
I could feel the neighbors looking at me, peeking out from behind their Howlett posters.
▪
Rubberneck, the beating stopped, a pause, peeked out between his fingers.
▪
Pieces of the wings, shorn off by the impact, peeked out from under one corner of the tarp.
▪
We have to keep dragging ourselves to our feet to peek out again and again, until we have a clear vision.
▪
I was more interested in Paul, a shy boy who peeked out from under a sheaf of straight black hair.
▪
On extremely dry summers the tops of the old town's buildings are rumoured to peek out from the lake.
▪
Gold, earthen tones peek out from shadows with the help of subtle lighting scheme.
through
▪
By morning thick clouds drift over, but the sky between them is deep blue and occasionally the sun peeks through .
■ VERB
take
▪
Charcol recommends taking a peek at Stroud &038; Swindon.
▪
But take a peek: This year is a little different.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sneak a look/glance/peek
▪
Babur sneaks a look at the policewoman.
▪
I sneaked a look at my medical report; slow heartbeat, low metabolism.
▪
I sneaked a look behind as we went off in a cloud of dust.
▪
Just before we left, I raised up to straighten my coat and sneaked a look at the McLaren girl.
▪
Men sneak looks all the time!
▪
Occasionally they sneak glances at the businessmen -- who look back at them in mutual amazement and fear.
▪
Only the men would sneak glances at her, admiring the shapely figure showing in the plain uniform.
▪
The chairman sneaks a look at some of the messages on Doreen's card.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
Billy peeked out from under his blanket.
▪
No fair! You peeked!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
Each users entries are kept separate from the others and can be password protected to prevent anyone else from peeking.
▪
Goldilocks' embarkation on her voyage of self-discovery begins with her trying to peek into the bears' house.
▪
He peeked outside the window curtains, at the children on the street.
▪
I tried peeking down through a gap between the bamboo slats.
▪
Nevertheless, a rainbow is peeking over the horizon.
▪
Trying not to disturb the azaleas, she peeked in the dining room window.