keek

American  

[keek] / kik /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

1. to peep; look furtively.

   keeking through the window blinds.

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keek British  

/ kiːk /

noun

1. a Scot word for peep 1

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Etymology

Origin of keek

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

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Example Sentences

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keek

“I keek a touchdown!” he supposedly exclaimed after a successful kick.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2015

Then with a shrill keek keek, it opens its wings and takes off.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

‘What? Hide in trees and only talk by saying keek keek to people?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

What did the Trust's buyer promise you this year, ef you'd stand ag'in the Equity, and keek hit all you could as you've been a doin',—eighteen cents, er twenty?'

From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Sarah Bell Hackley

“They keek oop a lot o’ talk and clish ma claver aboot it kettin’ dairk.

From Steve Young by George Manville Fenn

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