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bleep.

A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbliːp/
  1. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A general euphemism for any expletive.

    countable · euphemistic · uncountable
    What the bleep are you doing?
  3. A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.

    slang · uncountable
  4. A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.

    UK · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/ˈbliːp/
  1. To emit one or more bleeps.

    intransitive
    The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
  2. To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

    transitive
  3. To contact someone by pager.

    UK
    If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.