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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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As the Conservative minister who launched the UK's emergency alert system, Oliver Dowden was more than familiar with the loud bleeping sound coming from his phone earlier this month.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

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

"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," he said.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2022

The intensive care unit is L-shaped and dim, a jumble of bleeping monitors and whirring machines.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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