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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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“No more trademark. No more bleeping, starting right now,” James says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2023

But a staid and silly extended piano intro, a sloppy pseudo-jam session and shoddy bleeping undermined Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” performance — and his ongoing quest to be considered a serious R&B singer.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 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 told The Telegraph.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2022

The lambs tiggered up close, bleeping like those crap Fiat Noddy cars, idiotically pleased to see me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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