peek
verb (used without object)
to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
peeks
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pluralof peek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof peek (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
peekverb (used without object)to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
Example Sentences
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She chats with one heavily-tattooed man stretching in the corner, and welcomes in an older woman in heavy eyeliner who tentatively peeks inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
A-list stars and directors were on hand to give peeks at what to expect.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Jareth peeks at her from between the masked dancers whirling around her, hiding and seeking, smiling gently, for once, as “As the World Falls Down” lilts behind the action.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Mui knocks on the door, and a man peeks through the curtains from a window on the ground floor.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
“Why? You can’t only eat breadsticks,” Saint Sarah says, glancing at me, then at Muhammad as she notices my “surreptitious” peeks at my brother.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
