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  • present participle of bleep.

bleeping

American  
[blee-ping] / ˈbli pɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable).

    Get that bleeping cat out of here!


Etymology

Origin of bleeping

First recorded in 1975–80; bleep + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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A cadre of hyper-online collaborators sing and rap over his bleeping, blurry beats, including Lil Uzi Vert, Shygirl and PinkPantheress.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

It tracks the fluid's journey - bleeping as it moves over the skin - to show where cancer may have seeded.

From BBC • May 16, 2022

"They’re making it worse by bleeping it for sure," he said.

From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022

“They’re making it worse by bleeping it for sure. Because they’re highlighting it then. Just don’t play the record!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

If anything goes slightly amiss, one of the monitors starts bleeping.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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