keek

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/ kik /

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verb (used without object) Scot. and North England.

to peep; look furtively: keeking through the window blinds.

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Origin of keek

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English kiken, cognate with or from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kīken

Words nearby keek

Kedleston Hall, Kedron, Kedushah, keef, Keegan, keek, keel, keelage, keel arch, keelboat, keelboatman

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How to use keek in a sentence

Lambert first covered the song in a video he posted to his Keek on Feb. 11, the night after Rihanna performed it on Grammys.
The Best (and Worst) Rihanna Covers: Jared Leto, Vin Diesel, Selena Gomez, More|The Daily Beast|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An' gin ye find 'im lyin' canny, an' ye tak' a keek into 'is bonny brown een, ye can see he's aye greetin'.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
M'Iver put oat his head and his torch, giving a warder's keek at the door below where the knocking continued.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
Again he came, crying keek' keek' kick-er' r' r', in tender falsetto; but it was no use.
A-Birding on a Bronco|Florence A. Merriam

If that I am president and do not make one meelion dolla in the one year you shall keek me on that side!
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
I like t geev da Kais a 54 keek in da face wid-a dose shoos.
Conscript 2989|Irving Crump

British Dictionary definitions for keek

keek

/ (kiːk) /

noun, verb

a Scot word for peep 1

Word Origin for keek

C18: probably from Middle Dutch kīken to look

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