peetweet

[ peet-weet ]

/ ˈpit wit /

Save This Word!

noun

the spotted sandpiper.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of peetweet

1830–40, Americanism; imitative rhyming compound; cf. pewee, pewit

Words nearby peetweet

peer pressure, peer review, peers, peer-to-peer, peer-to-peer network, peetweet, peeve, peeved, peevers, peevish, peewee

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use peetweet in a sentence

Yan would rather have had Sam along, but that couldn't be, and Peetweet proved a good fellow, though rather slow.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
After two miles of this Peetweet wanted to go back, but was scornfully suppressed by Little Beaver.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
Peetweet was much upset by this, not on account of fire now, but in case they should be out all night.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
Say, Peetweet, you'll suffer for that if you don't quit; that water isn't fit to drink unless you boil it.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton

Now he told his own story, backed by Pete, and he was kind enough to leave out all about Peetweet's whimpering.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for peetweet

peetweet

/ (ˈpiːtˌwiːt) /

noun

US another name for the spotted sandpiper

Word Origin for peetweet

C19: imitative of its cry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012