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
Working with bio-acousticians who measure hearing in animals, she developed a soundtrack of pulses and beeps to play to anaesthetised hedgehogs from a rescue centre.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
My days are filled with the beeps and growls of bulldozers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
After the thermometer beeps, the nurse flicks the cone into the wastebasket and writes something on my chart.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
