peek
verb (used without object)
to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
are peeking
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present progressiveof peek.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Romeo and Juliet” calls for an intimacy so intense that it’s like we, in the crowd, are peeking through the smallest crack of a door.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
Reading their blogs gives you the feeling that you are peeking into their diaries.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2018
I’m just a little self-conscious when people are peeking out the corner of their eyes in the locker room.”
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2012
Some of them have 179 gone to pick up that log, and others are peeking in at the window, where the hay sticks out.
From The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island by Quincy Allen
