beep
noun
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
beeps
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pluralof beep.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof beep (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
beepnouna short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
Example Sentences
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Love’s monologue is interrupted momentarily by beeps from his car and he says, “I’m in my new McLaren and it’s just real touch-and-go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tina Tallon, a professor of artificial intelligence and music composition at The Ohio State University, explains that a "click track" features clicks or beeps such as a metronome, or other cues to capture rhythm.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Clocky, a wheeled device that made its debut about 20 years ago, hops off a bedside table and beeps as it zooms around the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
“It’s not straightforward,” says David Clarke, a fisheries expert at Swansea University who was funded by EDF to monitor high-frequency beeps fired at tagged shad to see if they swam away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He rocks back and forth at a slow rhythm that fits in with the beeps, and opens his eyes about a quarter of the way every minute.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
